The Last Witch Hunter
THE LAST WITCH HUNTER (15)
D: Breck Eisner
Lionsgate/Summit (Neil Canton, Vin Diesel & Bernie
Goldmann)
US 2015
106 mins
Action/Fantasy
W: Cory Goodman, Matt Sazama & Burk
Sharpless
DP: Dean Semler
Ed: Chris Lebenzon & Dean Zimmerman
Mus: Steve Jablonsky
Vin Diesel (Kaulder), Rose Leslie (Chloe), Elijah Wood (Dolan
37), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Baltasar Ketola), Michael Caine (Dolan 36)
Considering the title and the fact that Vin Diesel plays the
lead, you almost know what to expect immediately. The Last Witch Hunter is practically the same plot as Blade (qv) with witches substituted for vampires. Expecting characterisation and
Oscar-worthy acting? You won't find it here, even with Michael Caine in the cast, he's clearly only in it for the paycheck.
It's all standard fantasy hokum with lazily rendered special
effects and production values, but Vin Diesel or his fans won't care.
4/10
