THE BONE HUNTER is another film from Scottish director Robbie Moffat, who doesn't let a lack of money and a non-acting cast get in the way of his movie-making. It's a sequel to THE WINTER WARRIOR, bringing back James Watson's Irish warrior Fingal for another story about warring Romans and Angles and the innocent lives caught up in between.
I think it's a real shame that these films have such poor production values and are thus impossible to take seriously, because they do have potential. The historical period in Britain after the Romans left is rarely tackled in film or even literature and thus is ripe for re-discovery; it isn't called the Dark Ages for nothing. Unfortunately, while Moffat makes great use of his rugged scenery again, the bits involving people (i.e. the whole film) just feel like something your local amateur acting society would come up with. It's not even on a pantomime level.
I think it's a real shame that these films have such poor production values and are thus impossible to take seriously, because they do have potential. The historical period in Britain after the Romans left is rarely tackled in film or even literature and thus is ripe for re-discovery; it isn't called the Dark Ages for nothing. Unfortunately, while Moffat makes great use of his rugged scenery again, the bits involving people (i.e. the whole film) just feel like something your local amateur acting society would come up with. It's not even on a pantomime level.
