Solomon Kane English Action Movie 2010
Cast And Crew
Cast: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-Wood
Director: Michael J. Bassett
Release Date: 4 March 2010
Language: English
Genre: Action / Adventure / War / Fantasy
Running Time: 1 hour 44 minutes
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Solomon Kane English Film Synopsis :Kane (James Purefoy) is a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting in Africa, but after an encounter with a demon, The Reaper (Ian Whyte), he realises he must seek redemption or have his soul damned to Hell. He returns to England and lives a life of peace, converting to puritanism, but soon the doings of an evil sorcerer upset his plans and he must take up arms again.
Based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. CAPTAIN SOLOMON KANE is a brutally efficient 16th Century killing machine. Armed with his signature pistols, cutlass and rapier, he and his men unleash their bloodlust as they fight for England in war after war on all continents. As the story opens, Kane and his men are carving a bloody path through hordes of defenders of a city in northern Africa. But when Kane decides to attack a mysterious nearby castle to plunder its rumored riches, things start to get strange. It turns out that the castle is inhabited by evil demons but Kane and his men push on deeper into the keep, hell-bent for of treasure. His men are picked off one by one and eventually Kane is left alone facing down a ten-foot beast ... THE REAPER. The demon tells Kane that he's come from Hell specifically to get him. Though Kane manages to escape the demon, he knows that he must redeem himself by renouncing violence and living a life of peace and purity. It isn't long before his newfound spirituality is tested when he journeys across an England ravaged by diabolical human raiders who fight under the command of a terrifying, masked Overlord. When he fails to stop the slaughter of a family that has befriended him, Kane vows to free their daughter, who has been enslaved—even if it means putting his own soul in peril by renouncing his vow of peace. His search brings him face to face with the brother he thought dead and the evil sorcerer who has manipulated him for his own ends. In the process of saving the girl and defeating the magician, Kane learns that he has been saved from the Reaper in order to fulfil a new destiny—to defend the innocent and fight evil wherever it may occur.
Solomon Kane Hollywood movie reviews :
To audiences vaguely familiar with this comic character, the first question is: what superpowers does Robert E. Howard's character have in this film adaptation? A cynical answer would be cheesy lines, the ability to kill CGI demons and a pretty cool-looking slouch hat.
Yes, for one we're fortunate that the we get a movie out of a decent character created more than 30 years ago by a man who also spawned Conan The Barbarian. However, while this Michael Bassett ("Deathwatch") imagining manages to retain Captain Solomon Kane as a brutally efficient 16th century killing machine armed with his signature pistols, cutlass and rapier (so says the production notes from the U.S.), the budget picture as a whole is monotonous, unrewarding and also marked by a distinct lack of humour.
James Purefoy (HBO's "Rome") didn't do a bad job at all as a Puritan with 'fallen priest' sentiments during those feudal times. His muscular performance is consistent throughout the show, right down to his transition in values, where he's called to take arms again having renounced violence to save his soul due a past encounter with a badass Skeletor-lookalike called The Devil's Reaper. The man's soul might be damned but he sure is joined by some very decent allies such as an ex-priest (Pete Postlethwaite, "In The Name Of The Father") and his innocent daughter Meredith (Rachel Hurd-Wood, "Perfume"). In fact, the entire cast is faultless as they are great drama actors, including a small role from Swede cinema legend Max von Sydow (whose illustrious career incidentally includes a role in 1982's "Conan").
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