Today Kaulder is the only one of his kind remaining, and has spent centuries hunting down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost loved ones. In the moments right before her death, the Queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who managed to slay the. But hey, at least that means it's over.The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. The Last Witch Hunter (2015) Director: Breck Eisner The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. "A hideous electro mangling of the Stones' 'Paint It Black' over the closing credits adds insult to injury. "The performances are particularly rotten: we expect Vin to wobble about like a half-inflated penis balloon with a face scrawled on it, but Caine and Elijah Wood (playing his fellow priest) should know better and the cut-glass-posh Leslie is simply unbearable-picture Princess Beatrice on a gap year working in a Manhattan goth bar," he says. "What an ugly, idiotic mess this is," he writes. Time Out London's Tom Huddleston gives The Last Witch Hunter one out of five stars, calling it a "sausage-faced, gender-flipped Buffy the Vampire Slayer." "Fans of Game of Thrones will love this because it's like all of the silly parts without any of the rigorous thinking."ĥ. "There's a surprisingly playful quality in The Last Witch Hunter, and the unveiling of the secret world around us is something like a mix of Men in Black and John Wick," the critic writes. Mashable's Jordan Hoffman says, "Vin Diesel wins for Nerdiest Movie of the Year." "It's just deadly and dreadful, loud and obnoxious, convoluted and irritating, horrible and dumb."Ĥ.
He’s Dom Torreto without the car, Riddick without the stare. His character, Kaulder, an 800+ year old warrior for the forces of good, doesn’t require Diesel to step out of his comfort zone. " The Last Witch Hunter does not work as campy escapism or as a guilty pleasure or as one of those movies so unintentionally funny you have to admit you were entertained from the hokey prelude through a finale that is such an obvious grab for a sequel one of the characters might as well have said, 'I feel like there's another chapter in this story!'" he says. If Vin Diesel is looking for a third franchise to add to his resume, The Last Witch Hunter might be considered a safe option. "How did Nicolas Cage avoid this one?" he writes. The Chicago Sun-Times' Richard Roeper gives The Last Witch Hunter 0.5 out of four stars and includes some snark in his review.
"Rounded out by Elijah Wood and Michael Caine as Kaulder's priestly valets, plus a memorable Dawn Olivieri as a hookah-puffing femme fatale, the spirited cast keeps this movie entertaining despite its overly familiar feel."ģ.
"Chloe, a hip, street-smart witch, is the kind of character whose sassiness usually lands with a thud in movies of this sort, but Rose ays her with intelligence and moxie," he writes. "The dependable Diesel and a fine cast keep this hokey action flick mostly entertaining," he writes. Newsday's Rafer Guzman gives The Last Witch Hunter 2.5 out of four stars.