Solomon Kane (2009) (original) (raw)

The movie tells the origins of Solomon Kane and is hoped to be the first of a trilogy of movies. When the story opens Kane is a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting in Africa, but after an encounter with a demon, The Reaper, he realizes he must seek redemption or have his soul damned to Hell. He returns to Engand and lives a life of peace, converting to puritanism, but soon the doings of an evil sorceror upset his plans and he must take up arms again.

The movie tells the origins of Solomon Kane and is hoped to be the first of a trilogy of movies. When the story opens Kane is a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting in Africa, but after an encounter with a demon, The Reaper, he realizes he must seek redemption or have his soul damned to Hell. He returns to Engand and lives a life of peace, converting to puritanism, but soon the doings of an evil sorceror upset his plans and he must take up arms again. (less)

Director: M.J. Bassett
Writers: M.J. Bassett, Robert E. Howard
Starring: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Jason Flemyng, Ian Whyte
Producer: Samuel Hadida

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Review by Brian Orndorf, September 13, 2012

5 / 10

I believe the only viewers able to extract something of substance out of �Solomon Kane� will be those already tuned into the Robert E. Howard creation, which debuted in print in 1928. While it�s not a difficult film to dissect, the grit and groans seem programmed to satisfy longtime fans, not newcomers to the wrath of a God-fearing mercenary. Unfocused and noisy, there are numerous colorless, violent movies like �Solomon Kane� these days, with the effort�s combustibility more numbing than rousing, leaving a perfectly acceptable lead performance from James Purefoy to carry the lion�s share of t ...read more...

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