Highly Overrated But Still Good

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

I really wanted this to be a GOOD movie. It was written and directed by a woman and stars a woman questing for adventure. What I got was MEH. I was disappointed that it didn't live up to my expectations for overall enjoyment. The thief, Dagen, tries too hard to be a Casanova, Teela, the priestess, is a bit too rote in spouting off rhetoric about her goddess, Thane, the muscle in this band of misfits, just wants to get the girl (Teela) and settle down; while Marek, the mage/conjurer, has good intentions, her results can sometimes leave a lot to be desired. She does manage to come through in a pinch, though. One obvious, to me anyway, distraction was the nose prosthetic on the dwarf behind the bar. I supposed I've watched too much Face Off because I could see the glue along the edges - on the left side when he's facing camera - and it's also lifted along curve of his nostril. Other things that got in the way were the lack of drama and suspense in the fight scenes. I never felt like any of them were in real danger of dying, no sense of urgency, all very one note. Marek is the most likable fo the bunch but seems a tad bit too excited - naive maybe - about going on dangerous adventures. I wanted to be drawn into the story and really care about the characters but it never happened. I wanted to believe that what they were doing was important and I needed to feel the urgency of it all but I didn't. It fell flat for me because they didn't really make me believe any of it. E for effort but they definitely fell short on the excellence part.

In the pantheon of poor movies, this one rates as a complete donkey. Not only a donkey, but one with half its teeth missing and a wooden leg. Annoying really - I had such high hopes. *Sighs*

...in a good way. Not even sure that's a thing anymore, but those of you of an age, and geekish as myself, will know what I'm talking about.The story moves along well and is surprisingly well written. Acting is well done by the relatively unknown cast. If you are a fan of Sorbo, besides being in the promo photos, his role is minimal(as in maybe 3 min screen time). Plot, well I'm not giving anything away telling you this is a fantasy quest movie, heck its in the title. Direction is well done.CGI is...ah...well...there is some CGI. Considering the extremely low crowd-funded budget it wasn't terrible. Costumes and creatures weren't bad.Overall, not a bad way to spend a couple hours and worth a binge watch of the whole series if you have Amazon Prime.

Again Arrowstorm Productions and Splendid films knocked this out of the ballpark... home run. This is a story, similar to SAGA: Curse of the Shadow, where a motley crew accidentally gather to retrieve a priestess from the clutches of a giant ogre. The main plot starts with a slave that has been informally instructed by another necromancer in the dark arts. She's a quick study. But the long journey that her powers take her on (as well as her desire to be physically whole and respected as a person) will be three movies in a series in the making. The acting is superb; the casting is well-done; character development good; CG/special effects are sub-par but the storyline is just AWESOME. If you're looking to be entertained, this is a must see surprisingly good B movie. I never thought I would say that... ever. See it and keep an open mind (remove yourself from your visual dependency on high-end CG graphics). Enjoy the story for what it is... a good story.