He never once picks up a sword and undergoes zero combat training. As the seventh son of a seventh son, he can see things other people can't and therefore has the potential of becoming a spook (more on that below). While not meant to discourage anyone from seeing the movie (which, again, I haven't), here are three important differences hopefully proving the book is worth your time:īook: Tom Ward is the 12-year-old narrator of the book, described as small for his age despite growing up on a farm. The trailer worked on me and my son, but maybe the full movie would have the opposite effect.
While it stands to reason that an adaptation will make the story and characters its own - and watering down a book for movie audiences is practically axiomatic today - it's concerning if it repels people from the source material instead of attracting them to it. Granted, I have yet to read the other twelve books in Joseph Delaney's YA dark fantasy series, so I wouldn't know if the movie draws on them, too. The thing is, as soon as I compared The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch (otherwise known as The Spook's Apprentice) with the trailer that exposed me to it, I knew the filmmakers had taken huge liberties. This isn't a review of the film, as I haven't seen it yet. Both are far outdone by - wait for it - The SpongeBob Movie, at 74%.) Between the terrifying book it's based on, the amazing cast, and the exciting trailer, one might wonder how the film could be that bad.release date warning signs notwithstanding. (This weekend's other epic genre film, Jupiter Ascending, has a 22%.
The movie arrived in theaters today, but the critic consensus is not good: an embarrassing 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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