Rotten
After a while, the movie tires of the witch business and trots out a plot twist that permits the effects department to spend money.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Season of the Witch
Not all souls can be saved.
2011 · 1h 35m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by
Dominic Sena
Overview
A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
Director and cast
- Dominic Sena Director
- Nicolas Cage as Behman
- Ron Perlman as Felson
- Ulrich Thomsen as Eckhardt
- Christopher Lee as Cardinal D'Ambroise
- Fernanda Dorogi as Givaudon
- Stephen Graham as Hagamar
- Rebekah Kennedy as Peasant Trurk Girl
- Matt Devere as Sergeant in Arms
- Robert Sheehan as Kay
- Claire Foy as The Girl
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
11%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Another forgettable trifle from Cage.
Leah Rozen, TheWrap
Fresh
Director Dominic Sena sets a quick pace; the dull moments are brightened by the unexpectedly likable team of Cage and Perlman.
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Rotten
Cage is effective as a falling down drunk in Las Vegas or a treasure hunter navigating goofy road trips but not as a disillusioned champion of the Church going one-on-one with a demon. Steven Seagal would have been more believable.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
It's Centurion Deux without the second-coming-of-Carpenter pretense, though you still wish the trashiness were more distinctive.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
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