Seventh Son (2014)

Adapted from the children's novel The Spook's Apprentice, this epic fantasy tale follows Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges) as he trains a seventh son of a seventh son (Ben Barnes) in his monster-fighting ways. While fitting for such an eccentric character, Bridges muffled accent is utterly distracting. While Barnes fits the role of the over-zealous Tom Ward, his performance is somewhat stiff and bland. The master/apprentice interactions lacked a good amount of humor leaving many scenes dull. Surprisingly the CG heavy action scenes were the highlight. As the story takes place in a different realm it was fun learning some of the world's mysteries and meeting a good variety of its creatures, but overall the coming-of-age fantasy plot was pretty standard.

2 werebears out of 5