Rotten
"Seventh Son" moves at a fairly quick pace and has a sense of humor about itself. That doesn't mean it's thrilling, or funny. Just that it's a quickly forgotten pile of junk.
Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Seventh Son
When darkness falls, the son will rise.
2014 · 1h 42m · PG-13
Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by
Sergei Bodrov
Overview
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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12%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's a loud, joyless mess.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Impressive set design and visuals, excessive CGI, and a loud score from Marco Beltrami can't fully compensate for bland character development and a predictable narrative that rushes along on a linear trajectory.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
A strange movie that manages to be both ridiculous and bland, its chief point of interest is the spectacle of a great actor caught in career decline.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Sometimes you get halfway through a movie and you can't believe that what you're seeing made its way from Los Angeles or someone's Los Angeles computer to where you're sitting.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
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