6/10
Fantasy in which the dark forces confront for dominating the world until arrival a saviour
13 April 2009
This fantastic film concerns on a young boy Will Stanton(Alexander Ludwig), he's the seventh son of a seven sons(Gregory Smith, among others) from Stanton parents(Wendy Crewson,John Hickey). Thanks a strange group(Ian McShane,Frances Conroy,Jim Piddock) Will aware in his fourteenth birthday that he's the last and powerful warrior who ought to fight against the forces of the dark led by the Rider(Christopher Eccleston). Meantime Will fall in love with a beautiful young girl named Maggie(Amelia Warner). Will Stanton must to seek a series of clues which lead to seven hidden shinning objects . The future of the mankind rests in his own powers as traveling back and forward throughout time.

This youth fantasy feature contains amazing adventures, emotion, imagination and impressive production values. It takes parts here and there from C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and J.K Rowling's Harry Potter. Breathtaking ending confrontation between the dark and light forces with outstanding array of special effects and full of witchcraft and wizardry abound. It's lavishly produced about 45 million dollars though was a flop at the box office. Spectacular production design filmed on location in Romania and adding a luxurious cinematography by Joel Ransom. Emotive and stirring musical score by Christophe Beck. The tale is based on Susan Cooper novel and screenplay by John Hodge(Transporting). The motion picture picture is regularly paced by David L Cunningham but contains some flaws and gaps. Cunningham is a good director as TV movie(Little house on the prairie,The path to P/1) as cinema(To end all wars, After).
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