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movie review - Seventh Son

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Kokubunji, 2022.02.21

This is a Fantasy story about the seventh son of a seventh son - a supposed marker of great ability as a wizard. A very old wizard shows up to recruit our hero following the escape from prison of a great evil. What follows is a sometimes uneven tale that follows our man's exploits in a world seemingly populated with desperate creatures that can transform into something awful and/or are one of your parents.

I enjoyed for the energy and action and insane world building on-the-back-of-an-envelope.

Recommended.

rand()m quote

I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.

—Terry Pratchett (as Lord Vetinari)