Tonight, I'll be discussing the latest Nicholas Cage flick, "Season of the Witch."
I went into this movie having high hopes. Like I said, I love a good fantasy movie. Plus, I love anything that involves Ron Perlman. The first scene was brilliant and quite compelling. It made me jump and really set up the story. Sadly, it has almost nothing to do with the rest of this film. After this and the opening credits, the movie jumps into introducing us to our main characters played by the two actors I have mentioned. They are also the only well known actors in the entire film, with the exception of Christopher Lee, who in my opinion deserved more screen time.
Our heroes begin by quitting the army believing that it is not God they serve, but a corrupt man. Keep track of how many times God is mentioned. It's a good way to pass time. So, they wander all over and we pick up a year later. So, Nicholas Cage is Behman and Ron Perlman plays Felson. The come upon a house that has been stricken with the plague. Two people are dead in the bedroom. Props to the makeup artists for making those afflicted in the film look like that. So, what do two deserters passing through do?
Steal what they can and burn the house down.
I kid you not.
So. Behman and Felson continue on to the next major town where Behman is recognized and imprisoned. He is asked to speak with Cardinal D'Ambroise (Christopher Lee, who is unrecognizable). The Cardinal asks Behman to go on a quest to take a witch to a monastery so that the town may be freed from the plague. It turns out the witch is a young girl, who might just be fourteen or fifteen at the most. Of course Behman refuses at first, then agrees, as long as he takes a crew with him. So, the girl (who does not get a name until the very end) is put in a cage and they go, trusting a thief as a guide.
As the movie progresses, the men in the crew die, one by one. One is driven mad and runs into another's sword while the thief is devoured by wolves. Behman, Felson, Kay (a young man from the church) and Debalzaq (a priest) make it to the monastery with the girl. It turns out, everyone has been decieved as the girl is not a witch at all! For those who plan to see the movie, I will not delve into the conclusion and ruin it for you.
So, what does TheCinemaChick think?
Well, like i said, I had high hopes. I found this movie almost laughable. Nicholas Cage and Ron Perlman can't keep an accent and it changes throughout the movie. Really. Count how many times it changes. The dialogue gets fairly predictable. Even the big climactic scene at the end was a bit of a letdown.
I like Nicholas Cage, I honestly do. I may be one of the few people who actually enjoyed "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". However, "Season of the Witch" was not his best work.
Do I recommend it?
Save your money and rent it on DVD or see it in the dollar theatre. I wanted to enjoy it, but I found myself laughing through a good portion of it.
And I'd also like Hollywood to stop portraying witches as murderous women who brew potions and cast spells. I happen to know some people who identify as witches and they are nice people. Why must witches in movies always have a vendetta against someone?
Maybe it's just me.
Oh well
Next time, I think I'll go ahead and do my review of Repo! The Genetic Opera. So, get your zydrate ready and avoid the Repoman.
Good night and happy movie watching,
TheCinemaChick
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