Solomon Kane

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Solomon Kane

R

Released Sep 28, 2012

1h 44m

Adventure

Fantasy

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A man (James Purefoy) must renounce his newly taken vows of peace to rescue a young woman (Rachel Hurd-Wood) from an evil sorcerer (Jason Flemyng).

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Critics Consensus

Solomon Kane's formulaic and bleak narrative is overcome by an entertaining, straightforward adherence to its genre, exciting gore, and a gratifying lead performance by James Purefoy.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Been there, done that.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 28, 2012

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Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

"Solomon Kane" succeeds by embracing its identity as a straightforward genre exercise, complete with bone-crunching and blood-spurting action. By not aiming for more, it hits its target.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 27, 2012

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Mark Feeney

Boston Globe

Who knew there were skinhead and zombie equivalents in late-Elizabethan England?

Rated: 1/4

Sep 27, 2012

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...action is ferocious and bloody, but light on CGI...the film looks spectacular without over-doing the fantasy worlds...

Rated: 4/5

Feb 24, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

All the positive qualities are wasted on the overdramatic twist of the commonplace antihero who must reluctantly return to the darkness of his past.

Rated: 3/10

Dec 2, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Solomon Kane seduces with stunning visuals, sweeping swordplay and one sexy leading man.

Nov 27, 2019

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Michael O

James Purefoy elevates this movie regardless of whatever flaws in the writing. And Max VonSydow? C'mon, what are the haters talking about? This is a solid movie for what it is. A popcorn munching dark fantasy pic.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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Alan K

Good dark fantasy. Certainly has flaws but is written well enough and had a big enough budget to pull it all off.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/05/24

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L L

Sooooo bad, weak to none existent story poorly shoehorned into a butchered historical context, characters were cardboard cut outs, fight scenes were ok at best, only good if you want to see bad swashbuckling.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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SUPERVOID 7

1\10 - Good costumes, charismatic main hero and strong dark atmosphere of the world, good landscape shots, but stupid pale plot and badly montaged action scenes with too many fast cuts and bad fight choreography. Movie had an ambition to be great and special, but it just doesn't work. :(

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/05/23

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Anderson O

Strong performance by James as Solomon Kane, solid musical score, well paced, good plot twist and a startling revelation near its climax. Solomon Kane is a greatly adapted work of Robert E. Howard's creation, aged superbly well, and will stand then test of time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/30/23

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Rmy L

This film is a gem. So underrated...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/23

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MJ Bassett

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James Purefoy

Solomon Kane

Max von Sydow

Josiah Kane

Rachel Hurd-Wood

Meredith Crowthorn

Alice Krige

Katherine Crowthorn

Mackenzie Crook

Father Michael

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Synopsis

A man (James Purefoy) must renounce his newly taken vows of peace to rescue a young woman (Rachel Hurd-Wood) from an evil sorcerer (Jason Flemyng).

Director: MJ Bassett
Producer: Samuel Hadida, Paul Berrow
Screenwriter: MJ Bassett
Distributor: Radius TWC
Production Co: Davis Films
Rating: R (Violence Throughout)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 44m

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