The last film I saw before I went on decorating duty was Solomon Kane.
Directed by Michael J Bassett (Wilderness), starring James Purefoy as Solomon Kane and Rachel Hurd-Wood, with the rest of the cast made up of small parts.
First off I really liked the music! 2nd I also learned that they used real swords and injuries did occur to Purefoy and some of the stunt guys while making the film. Bravo for going the whole hog to make it look real!
Anyway the film, I did like this, quite a bit actually. The script wasn't great, in fact it was terrible at times, but the action did make up for it. The swordplay was really good and I liked the dirty look to the film. Purefoy was great as Kane, Hurd-Wood was ok.
Overall this was a good dark fantasy film (8/10)
Good film, I enjoyed it very much. I don't think there has been much to compare it with apart from perhaps some of the character designs (balrog perhaps). The cast played their parts well and the story was ok but nothing too special but a good origins film none the less. It was quite a dark film and has set the scene for future outings, I hope we haven't heard the last of Solomon. 8/10
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