Well versed in obligatory pyrotechnics, unerringly battling the forces of evil, Kaulder (Vin Diesel) middle-agedly sharpens his blades, to once again confront an ancient monstrosity.
Who condemned him to immortality.
Unacknowledged eternal pain.
Aided in his endurance by a vigilant religious order, he balances the supernatural while they chronicle his dispassionate deeds.
Beknownst to their principal antagonists.
Whose disrespectful taunting unleashes a visceral tirade.
Imposition.
The Last Witch Hunter seemed more like a television pilot than the first in a series of films, its quotidian spirituality (sparse character development fraught with mundane interpersonal relations) and lacklustre transcendencies (we're supposed to feel threatened by the return of the witch queen [Julie Engelbrecht] but the methods used to combat her are much too conveniently countered [it's easy to take her down]) making a better fit for the televisual realm (these issues would be addressed in subsequent episodes), in my bland and indolent opinion.
Its structure makes a coy comment on threats however, Kaulder having trouble defeating fierce Warlock Belial (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) at first, then easily disposing of him as the witch queen regenerates, the increased level of competition functioning as a catalyst for Kaulder whose skills instinctually augment to face the more potent foe.
It could be a great television show, who knows, I usually just watch films these days, and Star Trek in winter.
I go to the cinema so often that watching films on a television or computer screen regardless of size makes them seem less fascinating.
Much better to see films in theatres.
Disappointed by The Last Witch Hunter.
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