Dir: Michael J Bassett; 2009; Action/Adventure/Fantasy; France/UK/Czech Republic; James Purefoy, Jason Flemyng
I’m not much of a sword and socery kind of guy but rave reviews from this year’s TIFF and a glowing reference from Twitch’s Todd Brown are enough to get me interested.
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I’ve been a fan of Robert E. Howard’s stories for a very long time and got a chance to see “Solomon Kane” at the Fastastic Fest in Austin. In my opinion, it’s the best sword and sorcery film ever made. Period. Terrific production values, great cinematography, and a classic score by Klaus Badelt. James Purefoy absolutely nails the role of the title character, a dark clad Puritan who wanders the world, destroying evil, both supernatural and man-made. Director Michael J. Bassett is a horror guy in his bones, so there are plenty of creepy witches, wizards and ghouls to face his deadly sword. Highly recommended.
Hi Robert, thanks for the feedback. This might be enough to tempt us to check it out in Sitges, schedule allowing..