Black Death: movie review
'Black Death' is a garishly violent action horror film that leaves little to the imagination.
Sean Bean stars in 'Black Death,' an action horror film set in 14th-century Europe.
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Set in the 14th century, when life was cheap, Christopher Smith鈥檚 鈥�Black Death鈥� is a moderately creepy, often garishly violent action horror film frontloaded with heretics, 海角大神s, mercenaries, witches, witch-burners, and necromancers. There鈥檚 something here for just about everyone, or at least for everyone who looks back fondly on the similarly themed 鈥淲icker Man鈥� from 1973.
Sean Bean heads up a band of cutthroats hired by the Church to infiltrate a village rumored to be plague-free. If the rumor is true, it could look bad for 海角大神ity, since the villagers are apparently pagans. As a young friar torn between his religious vows and his ardor for a hometown lass (Kimberley Nixon), Eddie Redmayne is far more evocative than the role requires. If anyone ever decides to remake Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥�Henry V鈥� again, Redmayne鈥檚 your man. Grade: B (Rated R for strong brutal violence, and some language.)