Review: The Seventh Son

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The Seventh Son (Seventh Son) is a famous type of film that appeals to those who can ignore the repetition of the plot. Set in Medieval times, with a hero who was nobody and becomes the salvation of his world, the work becomes a cliché, but manages to please with his sword fights, well-known actors and special effects.

Adapted from the book The Apprentice, first volume of a 13-book saga called The Adventures of the Spellfire, in Joseph Delaney, the feature begins with the Spell-hunting Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges), a knight who earns his living by facing supernatural creatures. Gregory has a long history with the witch Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore), who has just returned after years in prison and plans to end the world. With the death of Gregory's partner, he needs to quickly recruit a replacement, which ends up leading him to find the young man Tom Ward (Ben Barnes).

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The Seventh Son | Image: Universal Pictures

The Seventh Son it is one more adaptation that sins a lot in fidelity to the literary work. Many things have been changed in relation to the saga, very reminiscent of the work they did with Percy Jackson, where they changed so much the history of the books that ended up having only the names and main situation of the main character in common. Like the mentioned Percy Jackson, The Seventh Son it can work as an isolated film, for those who have not read it and can entertain themselves with the feature.

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Julianne Moore in The Seventh Son | Image: Universal Pictures

The Cast of weight was just a flashy, without being able to stand out much. When inserted in the context they ended up mixing with the characters' chicles and losing their luster. Jeff ended up falling into the same role that we always see him, being the famous tough-talking bully, with the difference of being using a very strange dental prosthesis that prevented him from speaking correctly, making it almost impossible to understand his lines and hindering his role a lot. Ben Barnes ends up not convincing much, not because of his performance, but because he has to live a boy who leaves having zero skills (a fact that is pointed out right on his first appearance) and becomes a hunter with almost no training. On the other hand, Julianne Moore pleased, even though she is far from her roles that guarantee her an Oscar, it was interesting to see her in such a different character, delivering a villain so well.

The film suffered several postponements and problems in production, we have the impression that these problems ended up resulting in a hurried script, which could have been very good if it had developed better. The production may work well as a common medieval adventure to pass the time, but not as a work based on a successful saga, whose main objective is to please its fans.

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