Cage stars as Behman, a crusader who has grown weary of fighting for the Church, especially once he realizes that he is destroying innocent women and children in their name. He, and his trusted warrior friend, Felson (Ron Perlman), decide to give up the fighting life, only to come upon village after village that has been ravaged by the Plague. The local belief is that this particular plague was brought upon them by a specific girl (Claire Foy) and this town has deemed her a witch and has charged the local man of God, Debelzaq (Stephen Campbell Moore) with delivering her to a group of monks for her execution. Cardinal D'Ambroise (Christopher Lee) enlists Behman and Felson to join the group to ensure that the girl makes it to her destination. Behman and Felson acquiesce, but only upon the promise that the girl will receive a fair trial by the monks.
As the motley crew make their way across the treacherous land, traveling through places men often don't emerge from, they see more and more women executed as witches, hence the title, Season of the Witch. The men try to keep their distance from the girl they are transporting, but strange things keep happening and several men lose their lives during the journey. Once the remaining men make it to the monastery, they find that they are dealing with something very different than what the originally thought. These brave men will be in for the fight of their lives and the fate of all of humanity will hang in the balance.
Special Features are sparse, but entertaining. There are a handful of deleted scenes and an alternate ending, but I preferred the one they went with. There are also two featurettes: one on the antagonist and one on the fight scenes of the crusades. The ghostly scenery definitely benefited from the Blu-ray's high def treatment and the surround sound was quite effective, especially during the times when the men were traveling through the eerie forest.
Overall, I enjoyed the film and the story it told. Christopher Lee has a small role as a dying Cardinal, although you would only recognize his voice based on his ravaged appearance. While I had a tough time buying Cage and Perlman as crusaders, I liked them both in their roles and had a good time watching the film. It's not one I would watch over and over, it's definitely worth a rent if you like medieval horror and fantasy.
