Awesome

Rating: 10/10 (9 March 2007)

Saw a screening last night and fully expected to not like it. Wrong! I loved it. Such vivid images. Dramatic fight scenes.
This is the best historical drama that I have seen in years (do you remember how horrible Kingdom of Heaven was?). They got a lot of the history correct if not the costuming (leather shorts! Sheesh!). I seem to remember that they fought in the nude which I suppose you couldn't put on film nowadays.
The acting was truly awesome because most of the cast was educated in Britain where they actually know how to train actors. I have enjoyed Gerard Butler in most of his previous roles even if he was the worst singer in the Phantom cast.
I especially liked the scenes with the elephants and the rhino.