I've only been fortunate enough to catch one film from director Christopher Smith, his 2006 workplace dark comedy, Severance. While I wasn't a big fan of it(except for the smokin' hot Laura Harris), it was hard not to get into the insane gore perpetrated by a bunch of fed up workin' stiffs. Kinda makes me wonder what Smith will do when set in a time where everybody's carrying a sword, an axe, or a really screwed up mace.
Smith's next project is the Sean Bean starring Black Death, which takes us into one effed up quest set in medieval times. Based off the trailer, Bean is definitely channeling his character from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but this time he gets to take center stage. That in itself is enough to sell me, as he's one of the few actors I can always count on to rise above the material. The film's other star, Eddie Redmayne, was my least favorite aspect of The Yellow Handkerchief last month, but he was swamped by too many good actors that made him stick out like a sore thumb.
This one looks like it could get pretty messy. Check out the trailer, followed by the film synopsis, and as always let us know what you think!
SYNOPSIS
"In a plague-ridden medieval England, Osmund (Eddie Redmayne), a young monk, is charged in leading the fearsome knight Ulrich (Sean Bean), and his group of mercenaries to a remote village where the inhabitants are unaffected by the deadly pestilence. Their quest is to hunt down a necromancer - someone able to bring the dead back to life.
Their journey is long and brutal; encountering deadly bandits, vicious witch-burnings and their own impeding sense of doom. Though it's upon entering the village that their true horror begins..."
