This is a great story - even if it is true

Rating: 10/10 (10 March 2002)

I'll start by admitting that I don't like Russell Crowe. Thought he was overrated in Gladiator and certainly not the best actor that year. So who was playing Russell Crowe in this movie. This performance shows a true acting talent, not the usual Russell Crowe character looking like every other character.
And it's a (mostly) true story. Despite other comments I've read about this movie, I find "based on a true story" usually means "expect mediocrity." But not this movie. The characters were believable, the story was fairly well paced, just a little slow at a couple of points.
Paul Bettany has put together two very entertaining character in succession, Charles Herman here, and Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight's Tale.