Fresh
"Going medieval" on your enemies isn't just a figure of speech in Christopher Smith's stylish spatter-horror exercise, which uses desperation-fueled religious fervor to interrogate the intersection of fear and faith.
Ian Buckwalter, NPR
Black Death
In an age of darkness, one man will face the ultimate battle against evil.
2010 · 1h 42m · R
Drama, History, Horror
Directed by
Christopher Smith
Overview
As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are charged by the church to investigate. Their journey is filled with danger, but it's upon entering the village that their true horror begins.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There's something here for just about everyone, or at least for everyone who looks back fondly on the similarly themed Wicker Man from 1973.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
Slams Christians against pagans with little love for either.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh
Though deadly serious, Christopher Smith's European-made bubonic- plague melodrama provides good value with lots of blood and guts, as well as a solid cast.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
Early on "Black Death" falls victim to its own sluggish sickness, its narrative drive proving no match for the aggressively rotted pallor, dour acting and tiresomely handheld you-are-there aesthetics.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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