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Best movie ever!

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

This was less of a movie and more of a TV pilot for a series that wasn't picked up. With this in mind... It was a pretty good "movie".The idea was great, the acting was mixed, the scenery, costumes, and props were great. The close references to LOTR Tolkien, "free races, orcs," and Tolkien-like names of places were too ambitious. A B-movie should never associate itself with Tolkien because they will always be compared and always fall short. This movie could have stood better by itself because it was a pretty good "movie".The lead "Mag", the mayor, and few others were very good actors,the female lead lacked bimbo-appeal, while the elf seemed more like a Vulcan relative of Mr. Spock of Star Trek. His hesitation with the drunken soldier in the alley proved himself to be completely useless, but this Was an editing's issue.In the end, well the "movie" just ended. It gambled on the series being picked up. I'm disappointed that it wasn't. This was the first B-movie that wasn't a pain to watch. It was actually very good.

This fantasy movie is set in a world where the bad guys won. Consequently, most of the running time is describing what the bad guys are doing. Good guys also appear, but they are not the main characters. This whole set-up is a refreshing break from the whole lot of other genre movies clinging to the hero all the time. It's a shame that apparently many reviews are rather negative because many people wouldn't want a picture outside the frame of the usual clichés. The effects and acting have the quality of a TV series, not a zillion dollar blockbuster, but since we all watch TV series, too, I don't think that should be much of a problem. I enjoyed the movie - except the sudden ending, without a sequel for me to see. The makers of such movies deserve more praise, I'd say.

I agree that most of the set designs were pretty good for a low budget fantasy movie. Some of the actors were good but there were some notably terrible ones as well. The writing was horrific. Worst of all was the number of times they referred to "the Legate" or "legates" OMFG it should have stuck out like a sore thumb during the editing process at the very least and should have been caught after the first draft of the screenplay. My friends and I were cackling and wincing every time they said the word. If it were a drinking contest we would have died of alcohol poisoning.Aside from that, almost NOTHING HAPPENS for the first 70 minutes of the film. The opening slate has a poorly written quotation that is subsequently negated by an overly long and rambling voice over that fails to explain much or move the story forward.I've played plenty of RPG's and love fantasy fiction but could not love this dog. Avoid it.

Let's start this off with a disclaimer: I am not a professional movie critic. I do not have a degree in fine or preforming arts, and I am in no way involved with the motion picture industry. What I am is a fan of fantasy and science fiction.After watching the latest travesties put forth by the SciFi (sorry the SyFy) Channel, I find this film refreshing.The costuming and cinematography were quite good. The feel of the movie was vaguely creepy and medieval. The intentional under-use of fantasy race main characters was also greatly appreciated.The acting was surprisingly good considering. In looking at the closing credits it looks like they hit up every community theater, ren-fest and college theater department in WI and MN. There was plenty of decent acting in this movie. Academy award no, good, yes.There were even decent special effects. Cut people bleed; monsters sounded creepy; magic was understated but you could tell it was in use. For a film that was not of a 'Hollywood' budget it came together quite well.Now for the only 2 things that I had a problem with. The title and the script.The script manged to keep me involved without being heavy handed on the morals, and it did manage to portray other races as being different and definitely not human without being campy. The feel that most of the characters didn't know what was going on was at first a little trying, but then it helped me identify with the characters. However, the dialog could have been a bit more polished. For example, a dwarven tunnel reference did nothing to help the story and took away from the feel of the movie. Also, the hero's back story was a little weak (but then again there wasn't really time).The title? 'Midnight Chronicles' is a good title but 'Midnight Chronicles – And so it Begins' would have been better.This brings me back to the opening night of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. I was sitting in front of a group of stoned rednecks and as the credits rolled one exclaimed: "Tha's it?!?! Whur's da res' of it?!?!" I can now understand his confusion. While just about anyone who can read knows that The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy of books, there is no such well known fact about the Midnight Chronicles. However as an hour into the movie there was still back story emerging, I can't say I was totally surprised by the huge number of plot lines that were still open at the end.Overall, this movie is better than most fantasy movies made in the Hollywood and SyFy machines. Perhaps they could learn from this film. If you like fantasy movies you will like/love this one. If you are expecting explosions, sex, or a conanesque slaughter fest give it a pass.I look forward to the sequel!