The film showcases a great use of color, making the battlefield look hazy and depressing... It's also heavy on style, has a great production design (considering its budget), and boasts impressive sets... There is an interesting background score to boot - very electronic and not at all what you might expect from a film set one thousand years ago, but nevertheless refreshing and merged well with the scenes...
The whole story is set in medieval England after the Battle of Hastings.... Saxon England was defeated by William the Conqueror and is being suppressed by this merciless ruler in a rather barbaric way... In the north the English population is being exploited, murdered and humiliated by Earl Durant and his sons Lord Artus and Romain... As the introduction tells us there are mass killings, called The Harrowing, happening everyday and the locals are living in appalling conditions.... Until one day a stranger appears and slaughters a few of Durant's men.... This warrior, called Shadow Walker, is a sort of "Conan" but less muscular and proud owner of a for that time fashionable hairstyle.... Eventually he appears to be on a personal quest and he manages to gather some villagers around him to take revenge on Durant.....
The final battle looks epic with arrows, flames, pits, swords, axes, and plenty of mayhem...In summary Sword of Vengeance is a well rounded action film... A film that heavily exploits visual elements in place of dialogue and still succeeds in engaging the viewer... 7/1O for me...