A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.
It's hardly original (and Max von Sydow is wasted in brief scenes as Kane's father), but "Solomon Kane" is worthy of big-screen appreciation.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
27 Sep 2012
rotten:
Who knew there were skinhead and zombie equivalents in late-Elizabethan England?
– Mark Feeney,
Boston Globe,
27 Sep 2012
fresh:
"Solomon Kane" succeeds by embracing its identity as a straightforward genre exercise, complete with bone-crunching and blood-spurting action. By not aiming for more, it hits its target.
– Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep 2012
rotten:
Been there, done that.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
28 Sep 2012
rotten:
Few characters have much to do but grunt and scream and bleed.