I think the key to th is film's success is that, despite often being humorous ( "What are you scared of?" "Public speaking."), it takes itself seriously. (You will know Leslie from Game of Thrones where she plays Jon Snow's dangerous, freckled squeeze Ygritte.) Besides Diesel, Michael Caine and Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie delivers a smart and appealing performance as an absinthe-drinking British witch, Chloe, who runs a bar. The cast of Th e Last Witch Hunter is excellent.
Kudos to director Breck Eisner, who most recently did the rema ke of Romero's The Crazies. It features great production design by Julie Berghoff, photography by Dean Semler and impressive special effects. It's fun, smartly conceived, well written and entirely effective.
The presence of Vin Diesel (whose output has been so hit and miss) didn't help.īut The Last Witch Hunter was a real surprise. I'd been subjected to the publicity for this film and it looked flatly ludicrous. In the past this has paid dividends by exposing me to some great movies that I would otherwise have missed.Īnd the validity of th is approach was proved once again when I saw The Last Witch Hunter. This often involves seeing a movie that doesn't especially interest me in order to bridge the gap between two films I really want to see.
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