Firstly, of course, the positive. Henry Cavill is an excellent piece of casting. And the score is pretty good.

To the bad.

Can anyone remember the Dungeons and Dragons film that came out in the 90's? What a wealth of possibility that beheld, what potential for plumbing the depths of magic and fighting fantasy. It was utter, utter, ploughing sheyss.

This is how I feel about The Witcher adaptation. It could have been so good, why not follow, for the first season, Geralt as he slays monsters for money, develops his magical skills. Keep the story tight, minimal, give us a well thought out story about the titular character. Instead we have a mess of timelines, terrible acting, atrocious casting and minimal monsters/mutations/magic. Why adapt The Witcher in the first place if you're going to trample all over the lore and characters Sapkowski has lovingly crafted. Did any of the writers read the source material? Did they play the games? It seems like they didn't insofar as they could digest that rich tapestry of ancient Poland and come up with this sheyss.

I reckon 2/10 only becoming 4/10 for Henry Cavill.