Seventh Son

Seventh Son

2015

Director- Sergei Bodrov

Cast- Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Julianne Moore, Antje Traue, Olivia Williams, Djimon Hounsou, Kandyse McClure, Kit Harington, Jason Scott Lee

           

This fantasy tale gives us the classic opposites attract story. Julianne Moore plays a powerful witch bent on spreading evil. Jeff Bridges is the last of an order of witch hunters trying to stop her. In the middle is the witch hunter’s apprentice (Ben Barnes) who is in love with a half-witch (Alicia Vikander). As the witch hunters venture toward their final confrontation, they must fight the witch queen’s various servants, All the while, the star crossed lovers carry on their tryst.

            Though the plot is predictable, the film has some good looking monsters. The special effects were pretty good for its time. Genre fans will find many favorites in the cast; Alicia Vikander played Laura Croft in the 2018 Tomb Raider; Bens Barnes was in several of the Narnia films; Antje Traue (Man of Steel),Jason Scott Lee (Dragon: the Bruce Lee Story), Djimon Hounsou (Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy) and Kandyse McClure (Battlestar Galactica) all play witches. Game of Thrones fans will of course, recognize Kit Harrington as the apprentice’s doomed predecessor.

            Though a decent film it was doomed in post-production Hell. Filming began in early 2012, but it wasn’t released until 2015. This was due to a series of unfortunate events involving the bankruptcies and failed business deals of various companies involved in the film. By the time it finally saw the light of day, it was rather anti-climactic and I think fan interest had moved on.