Seventh Son


Seventh Son

Overview:

John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?

Votes 951 (5.2/10)

Runtime: 102 minutes

Release Date 2014-12-12

Budget: $95,000,000.00

Revenue: $114,178,613.00

Website: Link

Tagline: When darkness falls, the son will rise. When the son falls, the dark knight will rise.

Production company:

  • Legendary Pictures
  • Thunder Road Pictures
  • Outlaw Sinema
  • Moving Picture Company (MPC)
  • Pendle Mountain Productions
  • China Film Co.

Production country:

  • China
  • Canada
  • United States of America
  • United Kingdom

Genres:

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy

Trailer

Further Information

Master Gregory
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
Mother Malkin
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
Tom Ward
Ben Barnes
Ben Barnes
Alice Deane
Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander
Billy Bradley
Kit Harington
Kit Harington
Radu
Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Hounsou
Mam Ward
Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams
Bony Lizzie
Antje Traue
Antje Traue
Urag
Jason Scott Lee
Jason Scott Lee
Rogue Knight
David Cubitt
David Cubitt
Old Guard
Eric Keenleyside
Eric Keenleyside
Fisherman
Thai-Hoa Le
Thai-Hoa Le
Member of Mob
Carmel Amit
Carmel Amit
Prelate
Gerard Plunkett
Gerard Plunkett
Leader Soldier
Jim Shield
Jim Shield
Malcom Ward
Timothy Webber
Timothy Webber
Tomb Robber
Julian Black Antelope
Julian Black Antelope
Strix
Luc Roderique
Luc Roderique
Soldier
Sean Carey
Sean Carey
Grave Robber
Fraser Aitcheson
Fraser Aitcheson
Virahadra
Zahf Paroo
Zahf Paroo
Grave-robber
Loyd Catlett
Loyd Catlett
Simon Ward
Primo Allon
Primo Allon
Cate Ward
Lilah Fitzgerald
Lilah Fitzgerald
Little Girl
Taya Clyne
Taya Clyne
Innkeeper
Faustino Di Bauda
Faustino Di Bauda
Young Guard
Billy Wickman
Billy Wickman
Stray Dog
Duffy
Duffy
Jack Ward
Marcel Bridges
Marcel Bridges
Head Counselor
Yaroslav Poverlo
Yaroslav Poverlo
Priest's Wife
Isabelle Landry
Isabelle Landry
Mongolian
Jason Asuncion
Jason Asuncion
Noblewoman
Joanne Bentley
Joanne Bentley
Soldier
Anthony Welch
Anthony Welch
Timeless Hag
Brenda McDonald
Brenda McDonald
Director
Sergei Bodrov
Sergei Bodrov
Novel
Joseph Delaney
Joseph Delaney
Screenplay
Max Borenstein
Max Borenstein
Screenplay
Matt Greenberg
Matt Greenberg
Screenplay
Charles Leavitt
Charles Leavitt
Executive Producer
Maguy R. Cohen
Maguy R. Cohen
Associate Producer
Martin Cohen
Martin Cohen
Executive Producer
Alysia Cotter
Alysia Cotter
Associate Producer
Louis Ferrara
Louis Ferrara
Producer
Basil Iwanyk
Basil Iwanyk
Executive Producer
Jon Jashni
Jon Jashni
Co-Producer
Jillian Share
Jillian Share
Producer
Thomas Tull
Thomas Tull
Producer
Lionel Wigram
Lionel Wigram
Music
Marco Beltrami
Marco Beltrami
Visual Effects
Anthony Di Ninno
Anthony Di Ninno
Post Production Supervisor
Jake Rice
Jake Rice
Casting
Heike Brandstatter
Heike Brandstatter
Casting
Amanda Mackey
Amanda Mackey
Casting
Coreen Mayrs
Coreen Mayrs
Costume Design
Jacqueline West
Jacqueline West
Art Direction
Maria-Teresa Barbasso
Maria-Teresa Barbasso
Art Direction
Dimitri Capuani
Dimitri Capuani
Art Direction
Federico Costantini
Federico Costantini
Art Direction
Ross Dempster
Ross Dempster
Art Direction
Michael Diner
Michael Diner
Art Direction
Elena Dubova
Elena Dubova
Art Direction
Daniela Giovannoni
Daniela Giovannoni
Art Direction
Doug Hardwick
Doug Hardwick
Art Direction
Andrew Li
Andrew Li
Art Direction
Alessandro Santucci
Alessandro Santucci
Art Direction
Luca Tranchino
Luca Tranchino
Production Design
Dante Ferretti
Dante Ferretti
Set Decoration
Elizabeth Wilcox
Elizabeth Wilcox
Hairstylist
Anne Carroll
Anne Carroll
Hairstylist
Alan D'Angerio
Alan D'Angerio
Hairstylist
Thomas Nellen
Thomas Nellen
Hairstylist
Forest Sala
Forest Sala
Makeup Department Head
Monica Huppert
Monica Huppert
Makeup Artist
Thomas Nellen
Thomas Nellen
Makeup Artist
Elaine L. Offers
Elaine L. Offers
Director of Photography
Newton Thomas Sigel
Newton Thomas Sigel
Second Unit Cinematographer
Don McCuaig
Don McCuaig
Gaffer
David Tickell
David Tickell
Second Unit Cinematographer
Brian Pearson
Brian Pearson
Helicopter Camera
Ronald Hersey
Ronald Hersey
Helicopter Camera
Dylan Goss
Dylan Goss
Still Photographer
Kimberly French
Kimberly French
Lighting Technician
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj
Animation Supervisor
Chris Street
Chris Street
Costume Supervisor
Jana MacDonald
Jana MacDonald
Set Costumer
Carolyn Bentley
Carolyn Bentley
Script Supervisor
Kimi Webber
Kimi Webber
Executive Producer
Brent O'Connor
Brent O'Connor
Supervising Art Director
Grant Van Der Slagt
Grant Van Der Slagt

Frank Ochieng

The mundane medieval movie ‘Seventh Son’ is indicative of the cinema wasteland that the beginning of a brand new movie season trudges in after the New Year arrives. In any event, ‘Seventh Son’ is in good company (or is that bad company?) with flaccid fare such as the sci-fi eyesore ‘Jupiter Ascending’ and the meatless melodrama ‘The Boy Next Door’ joining the parade of putrid pictures occupying the big screen at the same time. What is even more shockingly shoddy about ‘Seventh Son’s embarrassing presentation as a sluggish supernatural movie misstep is the inclusion of Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges (‘Crazy Heart’) and current Oscar-nominee Julianne Moore (for 2014’s ‘Still Alice’) saddled in director Sergei Bodrov’s (‘Mongol) period piece sci-fi sludge. Bridges’s gray-haired evil-bashing spook and Moore’s wicked witch may very well deserve to have their SAG cards revoked upon audiences sitting through this faceless fantasy of hocus-pocus. ‘Seventh Son’ wastes no time in setting up its familiar, generic premise involving a mentor-trainee tandem in the wise and haggard spook Gregory (Bridges) and his youthful farmboy protege Thomas Ward (Ben Barnes), an apprentice learning the ropes in taming the evil-doers that dare to exist and persist. Get this…old Gregory is considered a laughingstock (in addition to appearing as a leading personality in this ludicrous narrative) for believing in the evil-minded forces that he warns about consistently. Well, Gregory’s warnings are not so humorous to the naysayers when the sinister witch Mother Malkin (Moore) makes her hostile presence known. Resembling ‘Maleficent’s gaudy twin sister in wardrobe, Mother Malkin escapes her confines to concentrate on two treacherous tasks at hand: seek revenge on the meddling geezer Gregory and, of course, to control the world under her devilish grasp. The sorcery sass Malkin means business and the desperate Gregory must contain her with the recruitment of the chosen Thomas. Naturally, Thomas comes with a unique yet confusing mythology attached to his backstory which explains Gregory’s undivided attention towards the young sword-wielding raw talent. It is revealed that the revered young-blood Thomas is the ‘seventh son’ from a lineage of seventh sons in his lineage. Thus, Thomas has the specialized aura to carry his own weight into battle as he will serve as an adequate fighting tool for Gregory and the cause to restore order for a doomed society not ready to deal with cutthroat Queen of Mean in Mother Malkin. So we witness Thomas’ so-called training methods and the philosophical mantras that go along with his journey in the name of good versus evil. What would a stud-in-combat-mode be without a lovely lady as an incentive to complete his heroic sacrifices? In this case, Thomas develops a romance with his object of affection in half-witch Alice (Alicia Vikander) who may have some hidden relationship secrets of her own that may prove critical. Bodrov’s wooden direction and screenwriters Charles Leavitt (‘Blood Diamonds’) and Steven Knight (‘Easter Promises’) present an amateurish and spotty script that does no favours at all for the rancid ‘Seventh Son’. Drowsy dialogue, disjointed storylines, hammy acting, tedious fight sequences, derivative-looking 3-D special effect flourishes, cornball sorcery ans swords swagger, spaced-out and unintentional amusing dragons and other convoluted creatures are all are on delusional display in this faulty fable that feels strung together in the aftermath of a drunken stupor originating at the local pub. In this demonic dud, both Bridges (whose ‘Seventh’ role recalls the forgettable flop ‘R.I.P.D.’) and Moore are outrageously cast in this clumsy costumed drama and one has to wonder why these veteran performers would sign on the dotted line to appear in this medieval mess? Barnes follows suit as the touted apprentice but his Luke Skywalker-lite antics in ‘Seventh Son’ are dismissed almost instantly. Even the pronounced presence of Oscar-nominee Djimon Hounsou (‘Blood Diamonds’, ‘Gladiator’, ‘In America’) cannot give any animated muscle as he appears as Radu, a multiple blade-armed, sword-swinging warlock with stylish jazzy chain accessories. Only the supporting roles of Vikander’s bewitching beauty Alice and Olivia Williams’s Mam Ward (Thomas’ mother) come out of this vacuous venture looking mildly memorable and inviting. ‘Seventh Son’ is based upon the Joseph Delaney books with a decent following in literary circles. The big screen adaptation of Delaney’s pages is meager to say the least. Clearly, there will be no heralded ‘Twilight’ trend beneath ‘Seventh Son’s cinematic wings and, if this statement is proven wrong, then perhaps those very same wings need a serious clipping. Seventh Son (2015) Universal Pictures 2 hrs. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Ben Barnes, Djimon Hounsou, Alicia Vikander and Olivia Williams Directed by: Sergei Bodrov Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy/Medieval Melodrama/Supernatural Fable/Sorcery and Swords Saga Critic’s rating: * star (out of 4 stars)

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