I don't find this a horrible film - it's quite entertaining in it's way. Really good casting, fairly interesting story, CGI not over done, beautiful costuming and sets and a small but important role for Christopher Lee.If you like medieval themes, knights/crusaders and witches then give Season of the Witch a whirl. It's not the best film in the world but it's a pretty good watch. I like the film.I acquired this movie in a film pack - glad I got it! I know I'll watch this film again in the future! 7.5/10

Season of the Witch (2011): Dir: Dominic Sena / Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Foy, Christopher Lee: Misfire medieval mess about trials. It opens with about a million battles scenes before two knights, played by Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman have had enough of women and children dying. Eventually they are assigned to transport a witch to a monastery in order have her tried by the monks. She is blamed for the black plague that has been sweeping the land. Directed by Dominic Sena who previously made Kalifornia as well as direct Cage in the pathetic Gone in Sixty Seconds. He is backed with effective visual elements of castles and winged creatures but his actors are at the mercy of lame writing. Cage and Perlman as this buddy knight duo is laughable. They will trek this witch in a cage while allowing her to screw with their brains. They are joined by some young sap who wishes to prove himself, as well as a Priest whom the witch fears. Then there is Claire Foy cast as "The Woman." She is blamed for the plague and will spend much of the film locked up before she becomes a giant winged creature with all the intimidation of a Care Bear on acid. She is also involved in a lame "I need to know about these men who died for me" sequence in the conclusion that is just lame. Christopher Lee makes an appearance to which one hopes he was paid really well for such an embarrassment. If you thought The Sorcerer's Apprentice was a stupid career move then Cage double bills it with a film that should never be seen by anyone at any season. Score: 3 / 10

There are Two Colors that are On Screen in this "Color" Movie...Blue & Green. That's Typical of the New Millennium's Idea that Everything Needs to be "Dark" and Drained to be Cool. Yeech!Other than that, it is a Mid-Range Medieval Movie that Never Quite Achieves what it wants. The Story is Solid and The Twists are OK and the Gloomy Substitutes for the Gory in this Dirty Time of Plagues and Puss.Nic Cage and Ron Perelman and the rest of the Cast are kind of Bland but there is Enough Horror and Suspense to Plod the Movie Along in this Path of Least Resistance Film. Nothing Much is that Exciting and the Final Stand Off Between Good and Evil is Less that Remarkable.Overall, Worth a Watch for those who Watch Most Anything. But it is a Failure at Worst and what may be Worse, a Mediocre Multi-Million Dollar Mess.

Firstly let me stress that I have no connection to the movie industry, which any of my other reviews will show. I was almost convinced by the negative reviews and so put off watching this movie. However, I am glad to say that my belief in Ron Pearlman and to a lesser degree in Nicholas Cage, prompted me to give it a chance. It was a good decision. Now, this movie is not one of the best, but neither is it anywhere near as bad as some of the reviews would have you believe. Compared to the rubbish coming out of Hollywood in recent years, it is definitely in the pretty good category. If you want a good entertaining movie with decent acting, a decent script and a decent plot, then you will enjoy this. Definitely worth a couple of hours in front of the TV, with some popcorn and a drink of choice.