The world of Midnight is different from your 'normal' fantasy setting in one major way... the 'bad guys' control the world; 100 years ago (in their timeline) they won, good people are pretty much criminals now. Dark, gritty and all about survival it is a wonderful change of pace from the standard fare of the 'cookie cutter' Tolken-ish worlds.
For those of you that already enjoy the world of Midnight, the movie portrays it perfectly - ironically making it perfect for the television series that the movie was made from. There are no large battles (stealth is the only way 'good' can hope to survive) and very little magic (a blessing for TV people worried about special effects budgets). The movie is very story and character driven and while there are very few 'flashy' effects the quality of the production is on par with anything a major Hollywood studio would put out.
Highly Recommended
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |