With Sean “Y’bloody bastards’ Bean in full knight’s regalia and ‘Severance’ man Christopher Smith in the directors chair, you’d be forgiven for expecting a ridiculously gory horror that doesn’t take it’s historical trappings too seriously. Rather than following in the thoroughly ridiculous footsteps of ‘Soloman Kane’ however, Smith seems to have taken a conscious decision to continue the expressive expansion he began in Triangle, resulting in a film that isn’t afraid to play the stupid seriously, and it’s all the better for it.
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Soloman Kane
2 CommentsFebruary 17, 2010 – 1:49 pm
“He’s doing that voice so it looks like Pirates of The Caribbean”. Wise words indeed from an American friend who sadly missed the unique experience that growing up in Dorset entails. It’s worth pointing out that other helpful advice emanating from this camp included “This is such a Conan rip-off…”
