Witcher as a hero is the typical Clint Eastwood "Man With No Name" type from those Sergio Leone Westerns.
Cavill does look the part, but it feels like he is trying too much to act and voice the character, the performance just doesn't come effortlessly to him.
Yen and Triss are both miscasted. Whether the producers like it or not, the game has set the bar very high regarding the look and feel of the witcher series. Both Yen and Triss look extremely smart, classy and stunning, and in the movie the girls look nothing like the part.
The rest of the show, feels a lot like the game, especially the artistic direction and the sword-fighting. The cgi is pretty decent.
All and all is a good effort, that satisfies Witcher fans, but I just hope it comes with a better package for season 2, because it won't be getting any new fans that easy, especially the ones that have not read the books or played the games.
I want to believe that since the series acts like a prologue to the games, the characters will continue to evolve and quite possibly start to resemble the ones fans have gotten to know. Oh and maybe give the Witcher his 2nd sword back...
Review of The Witcher
