The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
Rated PG-13
Starring Vin Diesel, Michael Caine, Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie, Julie Engelbrecht
Directed by Breck Eisner
The Story:
Kaulder (Diesel) led his men on a quest to kill the Witch Queen (Englebrecht) during the Dark Ages. With her dying breath, she granted Kaulder immortality so that he would be forever apart from his wife and children in the afterlife. Centuries later, there is a truce among the witches and humanity and Kaulder is the agent that hunts down rogue witches who would do evil and banishes them to a prison run by the witch council. But when his Dolan, # 36 (Caine) is attacked, Kaulder enlists # 37 (Wood) and a reluctant witch (Leslie) to help him save #36's life and stop the resurrection of the Witch Queen before it's too late.
It's nothing spectacular, but it's kind of fun.
Vin Diesel brings forth the beginning of another possible franchise and I already like this one more than the Riddick movies.
It seems to follow in the similar footsteps of The Brothers Grimm and Van Helsing, but takes the events more seriously than either of those films did.
That's not to say there isn't humor or a little heart to be found in the proceedings.
This time, instead of the usual vampires or supernatural monsters of the night, the focus turns to witches.
The movie will flash back to Kaulder's events centuries earlier, and even a few flash forwards to show what the world might be like if the Witch Queen isn't stopped.
Witches have been on the short end of the supernatural stick for some time, losing favor to the vampires and werewolves over the years, but this movie does a good job of showing what a formidable character witches can be.
It's a step in the right direction, and much better than watching sparkly vampires in love.
Final Grade: C+
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