So, they desert their posts but are captured and incarcerated thereafter. They conveniently realize after several years of battles that their warmongering could threaten innocent people.
The heroes are revealed to be war veterans Behmen (Nicolas Cage) and Felson (Ron Pearlman). This happens before the main characters are even introduced and displays post-300 slow motion battle shots in glorious PG-13 bloodless violence.
#Season of the witch movie
The movie is set during the Black Death era of the Middle Ages and begins with a ridiculous battle montage showing crusaders attacking heathens. As the first new nationwide film, Season of the Witch sets a new sub-standard in January horribleness. If the first weekend of 2011 is any indication, it is going to be an ugly month. Most mainstream films that are released during this month are those which studios feel are the least likely to be well-received. January is notorious for being that time of year when the worst movies hit theaters. In any case, there is no chance of working a redemption storyline because the movie is probably dishonest on the subject of Behmen never having killed a woman before, taking into account twelve years of previous carnage and pillaging, not to mention how rude it is to kill people just because of a disagreement over religious dogma. By contrast, Ulrich Thomsen's performance has just the right amount of gravitas. Ron Perlman's relaxed performance suggests buddy movie but a highly miscast Nicolas Cage gives a a flat performance that nixes that idea.
I would say maybe horror but it cannot even be creepy. A lot of it comes down to it not being able to decide what kind of movie it wants to be. With "Season of the Witch," I was hoping for something along the lines of an entertaining distraction and was disappointed when the movie could not even manage that with its nonsensical plot. Along for the ride are Debelzag(Stephen Campbell Moore) and Eckhart(Ulrich Thomsen), to be guided by Hagamar(Stephen Graham), a con man. In order to escape death or worse, they agree to accompany an accused witch(Claire Foy) to a city in hopes of curing the plague. In a plague ridden town in the middle ages, Behmen(Nicolas Cage) and Felson(Ron Perlman) are detained due to deserting the crusades.
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