In the Lost Lands
A queen sends the p ow erful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the g hos tly wil der ness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where the s orc eress and her guide, the dr ifte r Boyce must ou twi t and outfight man and demon. This Europudding pro duc tion plods unre ward ingly through the murky and hu mou rless terrain of science-fantasy; it is a movie of flabby characterisation, dull sto ryte lling and midprice VFX work. G erm an screenwriter Co nsta ntine Werner has adapted a story from fantasy author George RR Martin and the re sult ing dialogue lands like a series of sandbags on a concrete floor; director Paul WS Anderson handles the material with stolid determination. The setting is some postapocalyptic futureworld where humanity’s rem nan ts gather in an urban hellhole, while outside in the “lost lands” chaos reigns. Anderson’s partner Milla Jovovich bring a persistent blandness to the part of Gray Alys, a witch who, by defying the theocratic tyranny, has come to...