Mark Kermode Observer film critic 

The Last Witch Hunter review – hokey Highlander-lite powered by Vin Diesel

The star and D&D enthusiast leads the way in a ridiculous video game of a film, but one that will please teenage boys
  
  

Vin Diesel in the 'formulaic romp' The Last Witch Hunter.
Vin Diesel in the ‘formulaic romp’ The Last Witch Hunter. Photograph: Allstar Photograph: Allstar

Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast Vin Diesel essentially willed this formulaic Highlander-lite romp into existence. He plays Kaulder, an ancient slayer cursed with immortality, now leading a solitary existence keeping latterday ghouls in check. Enter witchy Chloe (Rose Leslie) with whom Kaulder must reluctantly team up when Michael Caine’s friendly minder takes a fall. It’s hokey as hell, but The Crazies director Breck Eisner plays it like a video game and keeps the teen fan-boy market onside by ensuring that you can’t throw a rune stone without hitting a member of the LOTR/Game of Thrones/Dark Knight cast.

Watch the trailer for The Last Witch Hunter.
 

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