SunnyHello
Nice effects though.
Sharkflei
Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
scotsmanhmfc
The film was all wrong
From the badly narrated introduction to the choice of actors to roles, the film was like a poor man's recreation of 2004 Clive Owen Film King Arthur (which was actually entertaining)
Nobody throws people out their castle and burns it if they are going to move into it themselves. They tried a mix of crusaders Versus the 7 samurai and none of it really worked. Chuck in a few strange accents (the wife was Israeli) and you get a crap film.
Chuck in a couple of Stella Artois and the film is OK on the lounge with a fish supper.
2004 King Arthur got a 6 ... this is a 4
jamalking15
Although building slow, it draws greatly on the ethical struggles a warrior faces when under the authority of big government.
When one pledges allegiance to leaders, then the leaders become corrupt.
Conscience, character and loyalty are displayed carefully and in good detail to keep those interested who value such.
Chris Horry
So, visually this movie was gorgeous. It was well acted (Morgan Freeman!) and the score was wonderful. The plot, in summary:Bad guy is corrupt. Morgan Freeman tries to kill him for being corrupt. He fails. Morgan Freeman sacrifices himself for honour. Bad guy gets more corrupt and goes crazy thinking Morgan Freeman's followers are going to kill him so builds a big palace financed by bribes. All of Morgan Freeman's followers plot in silence. Emperor says "Hey bad guy, you get a promotion and I'm outlawing bribes so you can't be corrupt any more". Bad guy gets killed, so do half of Freeman's followers in the ensuing chaos. That's it. Things go back to normal, more or less. Movie ends. Commander of bad guys meets fate in a Soprano's-esque ending leaving you go "Well what happened?"So, yeah, if you like ambiguous allegories about honour and high fantasy you might enjoy this. If you like plots that make sense please look elsewhere as you're going to leave frustrated.
Ada L. Osorio
Warning: There are spoilers in this review!!My husband and I really enjoyed this movie. We've watched it several times. We enjoy it every time we sit down to watch it. I love the story line. I disagree that the movie drags. On the contrary, the patience of it is what makes it so good. When you think they have given up and everything is lost is when things start to unfold. To have the patience of the commander, even when he knows he is destroying those around him and their faith in him. It was a great movie and very well put together, down to the cast and costumes. I definitely recommend it. I think rather than borrowing it from our library I will just buy it!!
