Friday, October 23, 2020

Release: Hex: The Cult of Cain


Hex: The Cult of Cain
Genre: Western/Action
Director: Chan-wook Park
Writer: Jimmy Ellis
Based on DC Comics characters
Cast: Brad Pitt, Elijah Wood, Alexander Ludwig, Paul Anderson, Bonnie Wright, Cary Elwes, AJ Cook




Budget: $100,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $120,459,094
Foreign Box Office: $105,093,476
Total Profit: $1,558,173

Reaction: This film had lower box office across the board, which obviously led to lower profits with this sequel barely breaking even at the box office.


"The magic that made the first Hex film so memorable was missing in this one. Where the first film had an interesting array of supporting characters, this film had very bland, boring side characters with almost everyone feeling miscast - especially the woefully cast Elijah Wood." - Evan Kane, Buffalo News

"While the film isn't as good as the first Hex film, there is still enough that goes right for me to recommend watching it. Brad Pitt gives another strong performance as the character."  - George Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer


"What went wrong? I imagine the change in writers didn't help this one as it seems like it didn't help this one as Dwight Gallo's first film not only seemed to understand Jonah Hex more, but it was also a far more colorful story." - Charles Triano, Los Angeles Times


Rated PG-13 for action violence and thematic material

No comments:

Post a Comment