Witch Hunters? Uhhhh...

Rating: 4/10 (29 March 2019)

A fairy tale should get more leeway, sometimes more than it deserves, but there is just so much wrong with this film. And it has nothing to do with genre-mixing or the anachronistic dialogue/weaponry.
Let us recap:
1. Gemma Arterton has two expressions throughout the whole film: neutral (pouting) and smiling (most of the time when she really shouldn't be).
2. The accents are all over the place; for some reason Gemma (a British actress) has an American accent, some townspeople have a slightly Germanic accent, and some have British accents. They are all from the same region! Lazy directing.
3. The witch hunters have an array of advanced weapons and no other notable skills, except maybe some immunity against spells, which is never properly explained. Even their fighting skills are pretty average, which means they get beat up quite a lot, but never take any serious damage to their egos or bodies.
4. They incessantly crack jokes and deliver one-liners when in battle - even when getting their collective a**es kicked. There goes the suspense, or fear for the safety of our heroes.
5. The whole plot of the film revolves around witches trying to get immunity from fire (to become immortal!), but most of them get killed by gunshots or falling objects. So what is the point?
6. Oh, and if you are the most powerful witch in the movie, please try and slug it out with fisticuffs and/or throttle the heroes in the final showdown. Don't use a shred of your magic. And EVERY time you have a real opportunity to kill them, slow down your approach and start smirking, talking and threatening. Just long enough for someone else, to thwart your evil plans.
7. If you are a hero, ALWAYS warn the witch before you attack, by saying the equivalent of "Hands Up". Yes, that makes a lot of sense. You burn all witches regardless, but you insist in giving them a chance to surrender?
8. Finally, as a hero, make sure to posture first, before attacking. That makes you look so cool!
There are many, many more flaws to point out. But I am bored by this sloppy movie with its pretty cgi. It was not fun at all. With all the resources at their disposal, the scriptwriter and director turned out to be quite useless.
I will leave you with a final question:
Can Peter Stormare play any character BESIDES Peter Stormare?