Its not Lord of The Rings but it is very entertaining and that for me is good enough! I do absolutely recommend giving it a chance. I don't understand all the backlash against it. There really is truly nothing wrong with this film. Still he does some amazing things with the scenery and the special effects are excellent. Director Sergey Bodrov has a fair bit of experience in the genre and behind the camera but I'm not sure he knew what to do with this sort of budget and that might be his biggest problem. Usually a film that has that many issues ends up not doing well and this was no exception. The various cameos of villains and heroes along the way are familiar and all quite good.The story is that this film went through some very hard times during production including switching directors and casting issues and all kinds of things. They have really good chemistry and some great scenes together. Alicia Vikander is beautiful first of all but she does well as the romantic lead for Barnes. She is a little campy and over the top but it works in the context of the film and the story between her and Bridges is quite good. Julianne Moore who I have decided to now become a fan of after years of being annoyed by her, because of her literally brilliant performance in Still Alice is pretty good as the evil villainess and witch. Bridges wins you over quickly and is a great character. He steals every scene he is in although I'm getting a little tired of his grumbling and muffled growl lately and he and Barnes are terrific together. The always amazing Jeff Bridges plays the haggard and grizzled hunter. I think that at the very least he should get noticed for his part in the film. Barnes has a lot of charisma on screen and he pulls off the role well. The romantic storyline is also surprisingly good as well.Ben Barnes leads the cast very well as the latest apprentice to a monster hunter. The pacing is good and it has plenty of action to keep you hooked. It isn't brilliant and it would never take home any awards but I was completely entertained and I would watch it again and that marks a good film in my book. It has an old school fantasy vibe to it but everything works quite well. It has a good cast and terrific action scenes. The story is terrific, the cinematography is great and the story is decent. Don't let that deter you from checking this out especially if you enjoy the genre.
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