Once again I found myself wondering why Hollywood would blow so much money on such a pointless production. They got stars (Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman, though neither of these guys has a sterling reputation for good choice in acting jobs). They got special effects. They built large sets and shot epic battle scenes. But to what avail? A couple of deserters from the Crusades find themselves drafted for the errand-boy task of escorting a caged witch through a dense forest. Eventually the picture manages to pop out the demon effects, but by then it’s already worn out a considerable amount of welcome with extended forest-wandering, dog death and other unwelcome delays. See if desperate
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