It's a shame Diesel isn't given more to work with here, since he has such a great screen presence. Think 'CSI meets boilerplate fantasy.' The characters are also pretty one-dimensional, including and especially Kaulder. As a result, most of the movie feels like a standard crime procedural storyline that just happens to include magic. This comprises numerous scenes of the two main characters searching for clues, intimidating perps and spouting off cheesy one-liners. This all starts when one of Kaulder's allies (Michael Caine) is attacked by an evil witch, sending both Kaulder and Chloe on a tedious investigation to find out who's behind the act.
