I thought this was going to be a cool, gothic mystery. Instead, it's Wicker Man without the charm.In Medieval Europe, the Black Plague is sweeping the land. People believe that it is God's punishment, a scourge meant to cull the wicked. Young monk Osmund (Eddie Redmayne) is chosen to go with a group of Church knights, led by the taciturn Ulrich (Sean Bean) to investigate reports that a village has been untouched by pestilence as a result of a pact with the devil. Osmund has an ulterior motive for the journey, as he hopes to meet and run away with the girl he loves. First, they must investigate this town which is led by a mysterious woman named Langiva (Carice Van Houten). Could she be a witch?
Frankly, there's no clear good guy here. The Church is portrayed as brutal and harsh and the pagans are no less bloodthirsty. Since there's absolutely no one to root for, it's very hard to care about anything that happens. It's just one awful person doing awful things to another awful person and I have better things to do than watch that.
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