Still these mistakes can be ignored because of the amount of interest that the film generates. While every scene involving the Witch Queen is rendered beautifully, the same may not be said about some of the other sequences like the one where Kaulder is pulled underground by some highly saturated CGI tentacles.
The visual effects toggle between very good and ordinary. The climactic battle sequence is wonderfully filmed and even some hand to hand combats are nicely choreographed and shot. The action sequences are also brisk and sans the first fight where the hyper-editing (my way of saying that there were too many cuts and too fast) spoils the fun, the rest of the action sequences remain firmly on track. I was really hooked to the narrative for a good part. The clues also point to the return of the Witch Queen that must be stopped at any cost if humanity is to survive. His investigation takes him deeper into a secret that was better left untouched and also makes him question his age old beliefs. On investigating, Kaulder finds clues to some unholy magic that might be afoot and might have led to the death of the Dolan. However on that very night, Dolan 36 th is mysteriously murdered. Keeping his company is the 36 th Dolan (Michael Caine) a man who documents his works and guides him wherever he needs guidance.Īt the end of his term, Dolan 36 th gives his mantle to a more modernized version of Dolans played by Elijah Wood who pledges his alliance to Kaulder. He no longer murders them but only brings them to the law. We swoosh forward in time and now Kaulder is a suave and considerate witch hunter who spends his time tracking the remaining evil witches and bringing them in front of the Witch Council who then punish them according to their offenses. Before dying, the Witch Queen renders him immortal to forever suffer the fangs of being alone. The story revolves around a witch hunter Kaulder (Vin Diesel) who successfully eliminates the Witch Queen bringing peace and safety to the people of the world. It has to be understood that some of the biggest successes in this genre are the films that rise from just being entertainers and actually take themselves seriously.
The biggest of these flaws is a lack of coherence in the narrative and off course the believability factor which in films like these is always done away with. It is a film brimming with action and is fast in its storytelling but has some inherent flaws that stop it from becoming more than a one-time entertainer. In this case, I have to admit that I had a pretty good time with it even though I am not going to watch it a second time. The question though always is whether you like it more or dislike it more.
The Last Witch Hunter is one of those films that you really like in some parts and really don’t in the others.
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