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movie review - Seventh Son

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one 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 feel fortunate that I enjoyed the blandishments of modernity. I had hip replacement and root canal. I was able to travel on airplanes. I was able to take cheap food for granted. I went to the movies. I enjoyed rock 'n' roll. And now I'm ready to move on.

—James Howard Kunstler