Blu-ray Review – Berserker

1987's "Berserker" supplies an unusual antagonist in a 10th century Viking who dresses as a bear and devours human prey. Or something like that. The screenplay isn't exactly clear what's going during the run time, but it has a potent visual in the titular menace. Director Jefferson Richard is armed with a small amount of money and the expanse of Utah woods, striving to cook up a reasonable B-movie with recognizable genre ingredients. He's a little cheeky, permissive with actors, and open to whatever ideas are presented to him, but he's not much of a scary movie architect. "Berserker" lacks in the fright department, doing much better with character shenanigans and local color. It's not the way to a sufficiently terrifying viewing experience, but "Berserker" is the rare endeavor that actually loses steam once violence arrives. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com