Monday, March 1, 2021

Movie review: Seventh Son


 When queen witch Mother Malkin escapes the tomb in which Spook, a hunter of witches, imprisoned her decades ago, he recruits Tom for help. The seventh son of the seventh son and as such, a natural born hunter, the two set to imprison Malkin once again.

Jeff Bridges (Gregory), Ben Barnes (Tom), Julianne Moore (Malkin), Alicia Vikander (Alice), Antje Traue (Lizzie), Olivia Williams (Mam Ward), John DeSantis (Tusk), Djimon Hounsou (Radu), Kit Harington (Bradley).

Seventh Son launches with witch hunter Spook imprisoning queen witch Mother Malkin many decades ago before a fast shift to a more recent date as she escapes. Quickly captured, she kills Spook's apprentice and escapes just as quickly. Another brief time warp and Spook has located Tom, the seventh son of the seventh son and a natural born hunter, whom he drafts as his new apprentice. From there the film is a coaster ride of action and adventure with sprinkles of attempted morality and humor. Roll in Alice to help with the fight, and things finish off nicely an hour later.

Acting was decent with Bridges and Barnes both doing fairly well, though their chemistry felt a bit off. Moore and Vikander both added depth to the film with solid performances. Williams was well cast and fit her role, as was DeSantis. Hounsou was enjoyable, as was the remainder of the supporting cast.

Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were good with nice variety though backgrounds felt off at times. Effects were reasonable and fit the film nicely. Dialogue was good though a bit more depth would have been nice. Sound and soundtrack are solid.

Seventh Son was an interesting mix of supernatural monster hunter, medieval dragons and witches, light drama, and a quest type approach to the story that was pretty good. The story is interesting and the action keeps things moving. Those who enjoy mild adventure sci-fi should enjoy this one.

With some very mild sexuality, a few foul words, and plenty of action violence and some potentially disturbing creatures, teens and above should be fine here.

Released: 2014
Reviewed: 3.1.21
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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