MYTHICA: THE DARKSPORE is the second film in the indie fantasy series that was funded independently via a Kickstarter campaign. You do wonder why they bothered when all the filmmakers seem interested in doing is making yet another LORD OF THE RINGS clone that heavily copies the Tolkien classic. This one is very close to THE TWO TOWERS in its depiction of a band of raiding orcs riding around the plains and slaying victims. The film as a whole looks quite nice and the effects are okay, but the story is A-Z basic and it lacks the professional touch to make it decent.

A number of questions are answered, you have some character development (not too much, but a bit) and the story progresses a bit. The main problem is that Marek is so obsessed by Qole's body and her desire to hump him that she makes bad decision after bad decision. In the end the warnings from the only smart person in the team (that Marek uses like a battery for her powers) , Dagen prove to be correct and Qole to be actually working for the bad dude (did no one except me saw that coming? I mean it was pretty obvious) and betray everyone. I was full of glee as he was killed. But Marek cried for the bastard. Meanwhile the one that saved her at least 3 times so far (Dagen) does not get even a kiss because she thinks of him like her personal slave. Not even a thank you when he comes to save her. She thanks Thane but not Dagen. Is not like Dagen did everything to free her from providing the cash, finding the new owner, making the plan to force him to sign her release... oh wait, he did! At least a thank you kiss would have been in order. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rejMgYXSn8I

REALLY? Really Anne Black? This is like watching a Chinese action movie where everyone stands around doing nothing until hero tries to kick them, then they fall in the most dramatic fashion possible.Action, is just terrible in this movie. John Wick is a movie with low budget and that has some of the best action scenes ever done. Then again, John Wick didn't spend most of its budget doing laughably bad rendition of Hobbit, unlike Mythica.Action is so bad that Mythica makes you doubt whether the guy wielding a huge sword can actually use it or not. In MOST shots featuring enemy Orks, you will actually see them standing around doing nothing. Really, they aren't even pretending to be in a fight. They are just standing watching the "fight".Then there is the terrible CGI. Which is back and unlike the first movie, doesn't have a single convincing shot present. Why? WHY waste money on CGI that looks like it's from a console game from 90s? Spend that money hiring people who can teach your actors to fight and find someone to shoot action scenes like they should be shot (that is, don't show guys standing around idly thinking about meaning of life, in the background).Everything else? Well I don't know. This movie somehow manages to make the heroes look even dumber, especially the thief who at the end doesn't seem to be bothered by the heroine stealing his life to use her necro powers to the point that he can't feel his fingers. I'd be pretty angry, honestly.Now going to go watch the third movie, hoping they improved it. I wanted better than the first one, Anne made it worse with second. I am hoping third is going to be an improvement after all the feedback she got.. hoping.

Mythica series is a niche for fantasy fans, it doesn't boast high budget production, but decent enough for a B-movie viewing. The Darkspore has a couple of nice designs and occasional humor, yet the narrative doesn't produce that great of an adventure. It does feel as though we're seeing some sub quest from a game or mediocre side episode of less-than-epic tale.It revolves around a party of mage, necromancer to be specific, and warriors to ensure the enemy force doesn't possess the illusive Darkspore. Unfortunately, there's barely any draw to the premise, it spends almost one hour to set-up the plot yet the momentum doesn't take off and it just ends up floating in a flat line the entire time. A few gimmicky plot devices that are introduced won't appeal to many since they tend to be vague.Actors do their best on the material they have, the costumes are nice as well. In some scenes, there is decent humor to be had, mainly in the expense of the joker character. Aside from that, the personalities feel bland. They don't engage the audience, merely rehearsing stereotypical fight the evil theme. It could've capitalized on the stereotypical premise to bring humor or present more twists, but the movie keeps it too safe.Effects are passable at best, there are a few instances that really break the immersion. For example, the encounter with mythical entity that just looks dreadful. Considering the budget, it does fairly well for half the runtime, although when these flaws appear they are noticeably jarring.I'm inclined to give it higher score since it has the feel of fantasy adventure when it shines for a brief moment, but the lackluster characterization and effects make the movie into an ordinary fetch quest, hardly a captivating tale.