You can't see it but I'm giving a standing ovation right now to the Director of Mortal, Mr. André Øvredal, and certainly to the Composer, Mr. Marcus Paus. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is it. This film, Mortal, starring Nat Wolff, is the hidden gem of an otherwise miserable and unfortunate 2020. It's a Norwegian film about an American who wakes up in the forests of Norway, only to discover that he has God-like powers. Mortal was released in Europe on February 28th, 2020 and with all the crazy stuff that happened around the world in February and March, it's not hard to see how this film was overlooked around the world. Hell, I hadn't even heard of it until Amazon Prime recommended it to me today on February 1st, 2021. Almost an entire year later! Now that things have sort of settled down a bit, I've been going back and watching many of the films of 2020 that I most surely missed out on. Mortal? Oh boy, let me tell you. This film is fantastic and I'm not blowing smoke here. From the very first scene, it captures you and doesn't let go. The cinematography is outstanding. The film direction and breathtaking scenery was gorgeous (Norway is a beautiful country, so lush, so green...Mortal highlights that very well). The writing and acting was great; Nat Wolff is the only person on this cast that I recognize. He did a great job but his cast-mates were all very talented actors as well. Now something that really stands out is the film score throughout the film, composed by Marcus Paus. It was gripping, tense, and really heightened the film. I've never heard of him before, but if this is his baseline, watch out for him in the coming future. You're going to be hearing his music in many great films, I've no doubt about that.
Should you see this film? Well, absolutely. Mortal is to Norse Mythology what Brightburn was to the Superhero genre. Mortal is intelligent. It has tension, it has heart. I can't express to you how good is this film. You should definitely see it.
