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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Jelisije J

An above average dark fantasy film that actually did an origin story justice? Now I know why people wanted a trilogy. Its because the first movie showed promise and potential and given the latest disappointing lazy hollywood sequels this movie deserves the chance to be a franchise.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Kat B

I honestly think that who ever even liked more than half star of this movie , is completely on drugs. Crystal meth on a minimum. Bad everything

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Lucion V

First of all let me say my review is a little biased. 🫣 I grew up reading the Solomon Kane comic books of the genre he was my favorite. I'm a little fuzzy of whether or not it followed the comic book story perfectly but I didn't care it was good enough the movie was spectacular in my eyes to see one of my childhood characters come to life in such a way this actor could not have been chosen better. The story was engaging there was action almost everywhere the excitement of what would occur it was a true hero's journey to face the big bad surprise at the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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john w

it's pretty awful , some good actors in there earning a few quid , but it's not good , is soloman Irish, cornish, a Yorkshire man or just terrible at accents , it's distracting

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Korra N

One of the most underrated & underappreciated dark fantasy films ever made; with an outstanding performance from James Purefoy, beautiful cinematography, an epic score, tight direction & great visuals for a limited theater film on a middling budget.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Cork B

Its fine. Not great, very derivative of the genera. But they mostly stick to the story, and Purefoy does a good job channeling Hugh Jackman from Van Helsing. I wish there was a bit more supporting character development and less non stop fighting, and the color palate could have been a LITTLE brighter. I know it is 1600s England and all, but STILL.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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MJ Bassett

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Solomon Kane

Max von Sydow

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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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