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But when Ellic (Michael Caine), Kaulder's sidekick and the chronicler of his stories, dies on the day of his retirement, Kaulder investigates, and discovers a plot to revive the centuries-dead Witch Queen. Here's where "The Last Witch Hunter" starts to get so dorky that you may want to give yourself a wedgie for enjoying it.
- Sahara
Matthew McConaughey plays Dirk Pitt, the movie's hero, who...
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Oct 23, 2015 · Rated: 2/5 Mar 4, 2021 Full Review Damond Fudge KCCI (Des Moines, IA) The Last Witch Hunter is a bland attempt at franchise filmmaking. It's not entirely dull, but there's very little...
- (139)
- Breck Eisner
- PG-13
- Vin Diesel
Oct 23, 2015 · The Last Witch Hunter: Directed by Breck Eisner. With Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson. The last witch hunter is all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history.
- (110K)
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Breck Eisner
- 2015-10-23
- Vin Diesel hacks up black magic in this muddy CG romp.
- Verdict
By Max Nicholson
Updated: Nov 24, 2018 7:03 pm
Posted: Oct 21, 2015 10:31 pm
The Last Witch Hunter feels like it's based on one of those little-known graphic novels you find lurking in the back corner of a comic book store -- the kind you thumb through but put back once you realize you've read a dozen other books just like it. Perhaps regrettably, the Vin Diesel-starring action-fantasy film is an original idea conceived by Diesel, as well as screenwriter Cory Goodman. But the finished product, directed by Breck Eisner (The Crazies, Sahara), lacks the energy and character to pull off its lofty franchise ambitions.
In the film, armies of medieval witch hunters have battled vicious supernatural creatures for centuries. This includes Kaulder (Diesel), a brave warrior who is "cursed" (if you want to call it that) with immortality mere moments before he slays the all-powerful Witch Queen. Now, 800 years later, Kaulder is the last living hunter and spends his time tracking down rogue witches, all while missing his long-lost family. However, when the Witch Queen's modern-day supporters decide to unleash another Black Plague on humanity, Kaulder is forced to team up with a supposed "good witch" named Chloe (Game of Thrones' Rose Leslie) in order to stop them.
This all starts when one of Kaulder's allies (Michael Caine) is attacked by an evil witch, sending both Kaulder and Chloe on a tedious investigation to find out who's behind the act. This comprises numerous scenes of the two main characters searching for clues, intimidating perps and spouting off cheesy one-liners. As a result, most of the movie feels like a standard crime procedural storyline that just happens to include magic. Think "CSI meets boilerplate fantasy."
Despite Vin Diesel's action-star persona, The Last Witch Hunter delivers a lackluster fantasy plot and bland, one-note characters -- including Diesel's. While some of the action scenes are fun to watch, they're also fleeting and bogged down with subpar CGI. In the end, The Last Witch Hunter is about what you'd expect from watching the trailer: it's...
- Max Nicholson
Oct 23, 2015 · The Last Witch Hunter - Metacritic. 2015. PG-13. Lionsgate Films. 1 h 46 m. Summary The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world.
- (22)
- Breck Eisner
- PG-13
Oct 19, 2015 · Film Review: ‘The Last Witch Hunter’. The title should prove prophetic for this dreary, CGI-infested occult thriller, starring Vin Diesel as an immortal enemy of evil. By Guy Lodge. Courtesy of...
Oct 19, 2015 · ‘The Last Witch Hunter’: Film Review. Vin Diesel stars in this fantasy-action extravaganza as an immortal warrior battling witches and warlocks in contemporary New York.
