quite brutal

Rating: 6/10 (9 March 2007)

film especially for fantasy-fans; story has two themes, switches between these two themes: bad brutal commander fights against revolter (Spain 1944) and little girl (stepdaughter of the commander) gets involved in a fantasy-adventure. The special effects are remarkably good, but the story is not really clever or ingenious, nevertheless it is told in an exciting way. The music/ the sound effects amplify the moody atmosphere, this atmosphere dominates the film. All in all the quality of the film is good, but it has some scenes which are quite brutal, if you ask me: there is no need for this brutality (f.e.: a doctor saws off a leg, the commander almost kills a man by punching a bottle in his face over and over again.