Most, if not all of it, looked to be practically done too which was a definite positive. Paganism and Christianity go head-to-head, and there are some truly gruesome scenes here in the battle sequences, which was good to see. It has a dark tense atmosphere and a curious feel to it and when the group of sword and axe wielding soldiers reach the village that they are seeking, it opens many questions as to what exactly is going on, keeping us guessing and providing an intriguing twist and turn to the proceedings. A role that is fairly familiar for Bean (he looks similar to how he did in the likes of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones), he has a tortured past behind his eyes and an unpredictable nature that makes him eye-catching and intriguing throughout the film. Redmayne is the character who you tend to get behind for much of the film, and his emotional depth is brought out, showing more than just a couple of responses to the things he’s going through, but it’s Bean’s Ulrich who is the standout. It looks the part, and the rural destinations are often really beautiful, only to be splashed by visceral entrails and bleeding faces. I had worried, prior to watching, that the film would feel cheap, but I was pleasantly surprised.
The film also looks good, much better than I had expected. It’s a good cast that offer a variety of character-types and bring decent-to-good performances to the table. John Lynch (Angel Baby) as Wolfstan, Tim McInnerny (Severence) as Hob, Kimberley Nixon (Offender) as Averill and David Warner (The Omen) as Abbot among many others, and non-British performers, such as Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) as the main antagonist of the tale, Langiva. The soldiers must find answers while also trying to avoid falling prey to this strange town that lives life in a way they feel is despicable and satanic.Īside from Redmayne and Bean, the cast includes some excellent British acting talent. They reach the town to find that they have managed, unlike everywhere else the group has seen, to avoid the plague and seem to have made a deal with darker forces in order to survive. They seek a necromancer who is, in Ulrich’s mind, responsible for bringing people back to life in a small township that had turned its back on God. Dark, gory and with a twist on history, it is a film I have been meaning to check out for some time, and finally got around to it recently.Īn assembly of soldiers, led by Ulrich (Sean Bean), seek the guidance of a monk, and Osmund (Eddie Redmayne), a young man of god, offers his assistance in helping the group carry out “the will of God”.
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