Solomon Kane (2009)

A ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerer's murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil.

Director:

Michael J. Bassett

Writers:

Michael J. Bassett, Robert E. Howard (character)

Stars:

James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-Wood

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Purefoy	...	Solomon Kane
Mark O'Neal	...	Kane's Soldier #1
Robert Orr	...	Kane's Soldier #2
Richard Ryan	...	Kane's Soldier #3
Frantisek Deak	...	Cowering Guard
Christian Dunckley Clark	...	Lieutenant Malthus (as Christian Michael Dunkley Clark)
Ian Whyte	...	Devil's Reaper
Thomas McEnchroe	...	Young Monk
Andrew Whitlaw	...	Older Monk
Robert Russell	...	Abbott
James Babson	...	Skinhead
Marek Vasut	...	Tattoo
Geoff Bell	...	Beard
Max von Sydow	...	Josiah Kane
Lucas Stone	...	Young Solomon

Storyline

Once a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting Spaniards in Africa, Solomon met the Devil's Reaper and discovered he was bound for hell. Barely escaping, he soon renounced violence to atone for his past sins, seeking out redemption in a life of peace. That is until the followers of sorcerer Malachi kidnap a Puritan girl, Meredith Crowthorn, and brutally slaughter her family before his very eyes, forcing Solomon to take up arms and return to his violent ways once more to rescue her.

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Plot Keywords:

violence | soul | devil | redemption | sorcerer | 

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Taglines:

Fight evil... With evil.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site

Country:

France Czech Republic UK

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

23 December 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Cazador de demonios

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£611,886 (UK) (19 February 2010)

Gross:

£1,134,564 (UK) (26 February 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis-Films, Czech Anglo Productions, Wandering Star Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2001 it was announced that Christopher Lambert was offered the role of Kane and was seriously "considering it as it's a very compelling part.

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Goofs

In the scene where Solomon meet the thieves from the woods again, there is an statue of an angel kneeling with the sword on its left shoulder in the background. The next scene when Solomon is leaning against that statue, the sword is on the right shoulder.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Solomon Kane: [narrating] There was a time when the world was plunging into darkness. A time of witchcraft and sorcery. A time when no one stood against evil.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 8 February 2010 (2010)

User Reviews

Given the circumstances, it was a good movie

The film is one of those things that you immediately "feel" it is wrong. No known actors except old guys like Max von Sydow, who get a small role anyway, an almost unknown lead character and a lot of attitude, like the movie is taking itself really seriously. Most of this kind of movies end up as pretentious flops.

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.