# Solomon Kane (2009)

> A haunted former mercenary battles sorcery and his own damnation while fighting to rescue a kidnapped Puritan girl.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20653

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- Director: MJ Bassett
- Cast: James Purefoy, Pete Postlethwaite, Alice Krige, Mackenzie Crook, Max von Sydow, Jason Flemyng, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Mark O'Neal
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970452/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, foreboding, visceral, dark fantasy night, action movie marathon

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