Season of the Witch

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Director: Dominic Sena

Rating: PG-13

The Bouw-Man.

It’s pretty well documented that actor Nicolas Cage is in financial debt for his overspending tendencies.  To make up for it, he has been willing to take just about any role that has been offered to him.  With recent entries like “Kick-Ass” and “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” among his post-bankruptcy films, this doesn’t make you too excited to offer Cage your support.  To make matters worse, “Season of the Witch” has been “on the shelf” more a while now.  It was originally slated to come out in March 2010, but the studio decided it postpone the release date.  The fact that they chose the first weekend of the New Year can’t be a very good sign.  There are still plenty of films that were released around the holiday that still have relevance, and film-goers tend to use this time to check out the “Oscar-worthy” pictures as well.

 

The trailer basically sets up the question as to whether the girl in the film is a witch or not.  Something tells me there’s not much more to the film than that.  The preview shows that “Season of the Witch” has the look of any other film that takes place in the 14^th century.  You’re sure to see raggedy old clothes on the peasants, armor and swords for the warriors and plenty of mud to go around.  With an apparently thin story to accompany this cinematography, I don’t know how much enjoyment you’ll have watching “Season of the Witch.”

 

Prediction.

It appears likely that “Season of the Witch” will start 2011 off on a sour note.  I can’t imagine it will make much more than $6 million during its opening weekend.  Let’s say $5.8 million, with not much of hop of eclipsing that amount.

Opening Weekend Gross: $6 Million

Noodles: Prediction

The one thing that I take away from the trailer for 'Season' is that its made for people who love the mature fantasy stories. Anyone else, including myself, will probably let this one pass unwatched. It seems like a pretty interesting story of swords, magic, and witches but I wasn't bowled over with the level of action or the special effects. I like Nicolas Cage, but this is another movie that looks like he phoned it in, I hope it isn't, but that's my impression.

In a world where a crap fest like 'Vampires Suck' can open at $12 Million, I have to believe that this film can do better, if only slightly.

Opening Weekend Gross: $12.2 Million

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