Not all fantasy films have to be as epic as The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, but - like Eragon and Dungeons & Dragons - Seventh Son is largely dull, dated, relentlessly generic and lacks any real sense of fun. Ben Barnes is a bland apprentice to another bizarre (and sometimes unintentionally funny) turn by Jeff Bridges, and even Julianne Moore seems insecure occasionally as the big bad witch. The scenery is beautiful, Marco Beltrami's score is cacophonous, a couple of set-pieces are lively and there is some great design on display, but the film's sheer ordinariness leaves little overall impression.
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