You definitely need to have your expectations in line before watching. It expands the universe of the Witcher that Netflix seems to be building, which as a big fan of the books, games and the series, is great to see. The animation is pretty great and there is some good sequences, it's a close parallel to the Castlevania series which I personally loved.
The voice cast do a great job and everybody sounds captivating, especially the voice actor for Vesemir is perfect and he captures the essence of what I expected from a younger Vesemir. The dialogue and story is serviceable, but sadly the movie ends up feeling a bit rushed, as there is a lot of content they try to cramp into a short amount of time, while still pleasing the eyes with amazing animation and action. All in all it does an okay job at expanding the universe and works for telling the story about Vesemir, but also the degradation of the Witcher's.
If you're a fan of any of the Witcher content, I think its worth a watch, just to see and hear new stories from the universe, even if it doesn't culminate in anything spectacular.
6/10.
The voice cast do a great job and everybody sounds captivating, especially the voice actor for Vesemir is perfect and he captures the essence of what I expected from a younger Vesemir. The dialogue and story is serviceable, but sadly the movie ends up feeling a bit rushed, as there is a lot of content they try to cramp into a short amount of time, while still pleasing the eyes with amazing animation and action. All in all it does an okay job at expanding the universe and works for telling the story about Vesemir, but also the degradation of the Witcher's.
If you're a fan of any of the Witcher content, I think its worth a watch, just to see and hear new stories from the universe, even if it doesn't culminate in anything spectacular.
6/10.