What a bunch of hooey!
I liked the opening sequence. It was moody, it had edge, it set the tone. The problem is, the opening clearly shows the witch is here. So why bother making us guess whether of not the caged girl is a witch? We already know she is. Why have Nicolas Cage unsure? It's a waste of time and energy.
Same problem with the rickety bridge sequence. It's looks like a death-trap. Yet, our group is able to bring horses and a cart holding a caged girl across. What's the purpose of this scene? They safely make it across so why introduce this danger if it's not going to play?
Same thing about Cage losing faith in the church. That's a great subplot. The errant knight on a quest. But the quest we're given is dull and boring.
Ron Perlman does a great job with what little he's given.
This is clearly a script that needed drastic work done before filming began.
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