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Christy Lemire, Associated Press: It takes place during the 14th century, but everyone speaks in contemporary language, which might have been acceptable if the dialogue were clever or intelligent or funny or, you know, good. Read more
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: A 14th-century road movie with 21st-century cuss words. Read more
Keith Uhlich, Time Out: It's Centurion Deux without the second-coming-of-Carpenter pretense, though you still wish the trashiness were more distinctive. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: Welcome to the January dead zone. Read more
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: Cage plods through the story with a stiffly restrained, exaggeratedly earnest performance that makes him look like the most awkward amateur in the local Society For Creative Anachronism troupe. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: After a while, the movie tires of the witch business and trots out a plot twist that permits the effects department to spend money. Read more
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader: Cage alternates between leaden line readings and thunderous outbursts, making his accomplished costars Ulrich Thomsen and Stephen Campbell Moore look even better. But the movie's worst aspect is the CGI, which packs no scares whatsoever. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: The film is not altogether dreadful, although it's far from good. And that's not good. Classic stinkeroos are rarer than masterpieces, and we all need a laugh now and then, even if the laughs are inadvertent. Read more
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: Even the most dedicated of Nicolas Cage's fans will find little to enjoy about the historical-fantasy-action romp Season of the Witch. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: It's got videogame-from-hell F/X, plus jousting, plus Cage in tangled long hair he seems to have mistakenly put in the washing machine. Read more
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: A CGI freakout at the finale can't save this mundane medieval thriller about witches, devils and disillusioned knights. Read more
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: Directed by the perennially hollow Dominic Sena from a script by Bragi Schut, "Season of the Witch" is all seams. It never balances out its competing desires... Read more
Nick Pinkerton, L.A. Weekly: Season of the Witch begins in a Crusade taking place after the Crusades, in a 14th Century for Dummies about as immersive and real as the Ohio State Renaissance Festival. Read more
Rafer Guzman, Newsday: Director Dominic Sena sets a quick pace; the dull moments are brightened by the unexpectedly likable team of Cage and Perlman. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Really, at its worst, the whole thing's a little bit like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" - minus the jokes. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Rather than elevating this wanna-be Hammer horror flick, Cage somehow lowers its quality. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: Audiences considering "Season of the Witch" should heed the timeless advice of its ancestor "Holy Grail" -- run away! Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Cage's old pal Dominic Sena is a decade removed from their "Gone in 60 Seconds" directing glory, and he gets nothing out of this script that isn't pure hokum. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Cage is effective as a falling down drunk in Las Vegas or a treasure hunter navigating goofy road trips but not as a disillusioned champion of the Church going one-on-one with a demon. Steven Seagal would have been more believable. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Ever since Bergman's "The Virgin Spring" was remade as "Last House on the Left," his work has suggested a rich mine for homage. Read more
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: Season of the Witch is as bloodless as a starved vampire. Instead of a review, it deserves a stake in the heart. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: Off the top of my head, I'm guessing that "Season of the Witch" claims a place in the top five all-time bizarre and pointless homages to art cinema. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Another movie is turned into a turkey. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Did either Cage or Sena even bother reading Bragi F. Schut's patchwork script, before adjusting the wig, flicking on the camera and cashing the pay cheques? Read more
Tom Huddleston, Time Out: It's creaky, predictable and frequently idiotic. But for a tipsy Saturday night, this should tick all the right boxes. Read more