Seventh Son
Fantasy film following a mystical knight (Jeff Bridges) and his 14-year-old apprentice (Ben Barnes) as they prepare to battle the malevolently powerful witch Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore). Based on the first book in the Wardstone Chronicles series of young adult novels by Joseph Delaney.
In an ancient time, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces of the supernatural and humankind. Master Gregory (Bridges) imprisoned Mother Malkin centuries earlier, now she has escaped and is seeking vengeance. Summoning followers of every incarnation, the witch is preparing to unleash her terrible wrath on an unsuspecting world. Gregory, about to come face to face with the evil he feared would return, trains his new apprentice to fight the dark magic.
Reviews & comments
Los Angeles Times
pressI know it's early, but "Seventh Son" may actually be the worst movie of the year. It will most certainly be a contender.
Entertainment Weekly
pressEnds up being a movie about walking, interrupted occasionally by a battle against a mythological monster.
A.V. Club
pressBrisk and unpretentious, though the fact that these two qualities can be considered remarkable probably says more about the state of modern genre filmmaking than it does about the movie itself.
No story to speak of, random characters with no explanation popping up, phone in performances, plot holes a plenty, dodgy CGI, killing off top actors in the first set piece, and an inaudible Jeff Bridges. Seven very deadly sins indeed.
Witches who can't do magic..really the only magic seen by these witches were to morph into animals and 'mother witch' who turned a dingy castle into a palace and restored her sisters face. Other than that the fight scenes were with swords. A bit more hocus pocus was needed big time to make this film work. Sadly you are better off watching reruns of...
Seventh Son The effects I thought were going to sell this, like ‘300’ or ‘Immortals’, but unfortunately I was disappointed. My friend that came with me said how it’s a book based movie, however they have amalgamated 4 of the book series into one film. This miss-mash creates barely any character references for later in the film and apparently so confusing...
As I count down the days till Avengers: Age of Ultron I have been appeasing my insatiable appetite for films with whatever I can, hence my visit to see The Seventh Son. I regret to say that I did not feel appeased, in fact after, watching it I felt malnourished and a little cheated. I struggled to understand how it was that this film was able to be shown...
Los Angeles Times
pressI know it's early, but "Seventh Son" may actually be the worst movie of the year. It will most certainly be a contender.
Entertainment Weekly
pressEnds up being a movie about walking, interrupted occasionally by a battle against a mythological monster.
A.V. Club
pressBrisk and unpretentious, though the fact that these two qualities can be considered remarkable probably says more about the state of modern genre filmmaking than it does about the movie itself.
No story to speak of, random characters with no explanation popping up, phone in performances, plot holes a plenty, dodgy CGI, killing off top actors in the first set piece, and an inaudible Jeff Bridges. Seven very deadly sins indeed.
Witches who can't do magic..really the only magic seen by these witches were to morph into animals and 'mother witch' who turned a dingy castle into a palace and restored her sisters face. Other than that the fight scenes were with swords. A bit more hocus pocus was needed big time to make this film work. Sadly you are better off watching reruns of...
Seventh Son The effects I thought were going to sell this, like ‘300’ or ‘Immortals’, but unfortunately I was disappointed. My friend that came with me said how it’s a book based movie, however they have amalgamated 4 of the book series into one film. This miss-mash creates barely any character references for later in the film and apparently so confusing...
As I count down the days till Avengers: Age of Ultron I have been appeasing my insatiable appetite for films with whatever I can, hence my visit to see The Seventh Son. I regret to say that I did not feel appeased, in fact after, watching it I felt malnourished and a little cheated. I struggled to understand how it was that this film was able to be shown...
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