Un mercenaire impitoyable renonce à la violence après avoir appris que son âme est vouée à l'enfer. Quand une jeune fille est kidnappée et que sa famille est assassinée par le culte meurtrie... Tout lireUn mercenaire impitoyable renonce à la violence après avoir appris que son âme est vouée à l'enfer. Quand une jeune fille est kidnappée et que sa famille est assassinée par le culte meurtrier d'un sorcier, il est obligé de se battre et de se racheter.Un mercenaire impitoyable renonce à la violence après avoir appris que son âme est vouée à l'enfer. Quand une jeune fille est kidnappée et que sa famille est assassinée par le culte meurtrier d'un sorcier, il est obligé de se battre et de se racheter.
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- Récompenses
- 1 victoire et 1 nomination au total
- Lieutenant Malthus
- (as Christian Michael Dunkley Clark)
- Marcus Kane
- (as Sam Roukin)
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For a while it feels as if 'Solomon Kane' might actually be something special. Anchored by James Purefoy (channeling Hugh Jackman), and supported by strong performances from Rachel Hurd-Wood and the late Pete Postlethwaite, the first act firmly establishes a character and stakes that we care about. But around the half way point it begins to run out of steam, settling for generic genre conventions executed with little of the flair and none of the human focus evidenced earlier in the film.
'Solomon Kane' had all the pieces to be something special. That it ends up merely being a serviceable time-waster is ironically more frustrating than if it were simply a bad film.
Solomon Kane, however, did not. It was a reasonable movie, given the low production values and the video game like story. The thing is, the people working on it obviously made an effort. Strangely enough, it seems this sort of effort is what lacks in many films these days, even high budget ones, so this lifts Solomon Kane quite a lot.
Unfortunately, the film was not great. It was, I feel, the best they could do under the circumstances, and I applaud that, though. Better than The Book of Eli, but still the same superheroy feeling.
First, the character: much darker and more conflicted than your average action hero. Second, a story that gives that character time to breathe and grow, instead of becoming lost in a morass of action sequences and CG effects. Third, a gritty, uncluttered, near-monochromatic look that's perfectly suited to the character and story, and frequently a sheer wonder to behold. The visuals are evocative of great fantasy artists like Frank Frazetta and Jeff Jones; there are numerous shots in this film I'd happily hang on my wall.
Of course, Kane himself is the film's dominant image - and it is a memorable one. But Kane not only looks striking in the flat hat and dark cloak, he has the dour personality to match. And a fighting style that for once fits the mood, and suggests a human adventurer with limited abilities, as opposed to the usual samurai-ninja superhero.
IS this truly "Robert E. Howard's" Solomon Kane? Y'know what - I don't care. Howard didn't write a lot of Kane stories, and although I did read them years ago, they left very little impression on my memory. What's more, I have nothing against films that are happy to be 'inspired by' literary works, without slavishly transferring every word to the screen. What Solomon Kane, the movie, DOES get right is the SPIRIT of Robert E. Howard's work - the dark vision, the creepy situations, the sense of a man struggling against forces only dimly understood and much larger than himself.
The slow pacing? This is the film's BEST point. Early on, the film focuses on Kane's personality, and his relationships with others. It sets a mood. Too many action films are in too much of a hurry to get to the action. Solomon Kane doesn't cater to the ADD-addled audience, and if that's a mistake it falls in the area of marketing, not creativity. I particularly liked the ending... instead of lingering endlessly over the climactic fight, the film just gets on with the story.
Solomon Kane isn't exactly a classic, but it has an appealing simplicity and an inner strength that bigger-budget spectaculars could learn from. I guess a sequel is too much to hope for at this point, but I'll definitely be looking forward to Michael J. Bassett's next creation, whatever it may be.
I was excited about seeing this since i'm a big movie fan and enjoy reading books i was waiting with anticipation for the release, the movie started strong with a impressive fight sequence and good special effects,there was none of the shaky camera action scenes which i find ruin any action movie when you can't see whats happening, everything from the props to visuals made it a very dark and almost creepy atmosphere, although i would class it as a action/fantasy there was elements of horror thrown in too, during the middle of the film the action slows for a while but that just gave me time to appreciate the performance given by James purefoy, other than resident evil i'd never really seen him in anything but i will defend his performance as Solomon Kane since i don't think anyone else could have played the part as confidently as him, supporting cast wise they mostly perform well.
There was a few continuity issues with the fact that Solomon never seemed to run out of single shot pistols and even if he'd thrown one at someone or something he always had both a sword and dagger but along with a few other things i must say that i did enjoy watching this and if you're a fan of the genre then i recommend a watch.
over all i give Solomon Kane 7 out of 10
Great acting, again a surprise, dazzling special effects and a story that was enjoyable to follow.
Good film fun :)
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesTo prepare for the role of Solomon Kane, James Purefoy read the entire oeuvre of Robert E. Howard as well as researching extensively the lifestyle and attitudes of Puritans.
- Gaffes(at around 1 min) In the film, ships are shown flying the British Union Jack flag with the caption "North Africa: 1600". However, the first variant of the Union Jack (the one shown) wasn't used until 1606, with the current version of the flag not seen until 1801.
- Citations
Solomon Kane: If I kill you, I am bound for hell. It is a price I shall gladly pay.
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- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Chiến Binh Thế Kỷ
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- Budget
- 45 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut mondial
- 19 652 185 $US
- Durée1 heure 44 minutes
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- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 2.35 : 1