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A Brilliant Conflict

The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Brodzki's creation is a great example of how NOT to make a movie. First there was a book written with a great humor. Book that has numerous fans who would be happy to supply help when producers for some reasons decided to employ people who hardly heard of the book in the first place. Then came a script as humorless and full of nonsense as possible. At the same time the script was written in a way to allow only those who actually had read the books to understand anything of the plot. Not that anything in this movie made much sense anyway(ex. "I'm like an ice shard. You can burn yourself" said Yennefer as a word of warning - warning that logic is something this movie seriously lacks). To add to that we have to mention that no matter the amount of money that was supposedly spent on the movie everything looks like an amateur production with two (2) computer effects one of which is a see-through dragon. Even the costumes look as if the were borrowed from a really poor theater. That is the better ones look this way. And to add to that we have a few 'naked scenes' put there only so they will be in the film because they have no explanation in what one may mercifully call plot. The movie has only one strength that can hardly make up for the rest - music is not bad. Though if I was to choose I'd prefer to have it separately. It sounds better if you don't have to look at this failure of super production.

Chris CSo, maybe the budget of this film was near to 20 dollars. But have you seen Jackson's Lord of the Rings. Yes, there are much animation, there are 11 Oskars... for what? Only the first part is close to book, and the rest... Tolkien should be disappointed. If you want to see not just FX - the movie is really great. It is humorous, like an authors books. Yes, budget is really small, but the plot is exciting. About actors - dear Chris C - show me people from street who can play better. Zhebrovski is very good. Remember his role in "Ognyem i myechem". There are no wooden dolls. Lyutik is great. The actress playing Yennefer is what I expected to see. Maybe Poland haven't Orlando Bloom and Liv Tyler for elves, but... Sapkovski isn't Tolkien. His world is different. So, for my opinion film is worth looking. Sorry for horrible English. Chris C - sorry for this comment. I just like Poland and polish films from "Chterey Panzerni" and "Pan Wolodyovski" till "Ognyem i Myechem" and "Wedzmin". And I think, that film is good enough to see it.

Wiedzmin books (the first two volumes are stories on which this fatal movie is based) and five further volumes i.e. Wiedzmin Saga are perfectly written piece of fantasy literature. I can agree that their author borrowed a lot from Tolkien but he added so much his own spice that at least in my opinionthey are much more exciting that Tolkien's Middleearth Saga.If only we(Poles) had someone like Peter Jackson to direct the movie based on Wiedzmin Saga (and enough money, but not so much as for LOTR) that potential movie would shake Hollywood.But for now we can only cry in despair that someone spoilt such piece of great fantasy.Kind regards, Paul Wiedzmin's(book version) fan

All Sapkowski fans in Poland waited loong time to see what was suppose to be "an epic tale". We've had it. Right there... I should say - as my friend had/ "I've seen a movie. Was called Wiedzmin. Period. End".Great story from one of the best contemporary fantasy writers was killed by script writter, director and most of all - by costume designer. Who would think that Elves would wear rags and look like pueblo dwellers from seventieth century? Disaster - that's a word. Pathetic was trying to compare this pulp to LOTR - as producers of film tried to. Not a single word more. Anyone! Avoid it - read the books for Pete's sake. It is available in polish, german and few more languages. It was not, as far as I know, translated to English.