: Many reviewers found the plot to be a collection of clichés, describing it as "brain-dead" and "soulless". The dialogue is often cited as insipid, with some critics suggesting the film would have been more enjoyable if it had no dialogue at all.
Set in the prehistoric era, the film centers on D'Leh (Steven Strait), a member of the Yagahl tribe who hunt woolly mammoths. When horse-riding raiders kidnap his beloved Evolet (Camilla Belle) and most of his tribe, D'Leh leads a small group of warriors on an odyssey through snowy mountains and tropical jungles. They eventually discover an advanced civilization using mammoths and slaves to build massive pyramids for a self-proclaimed god-king.
