Epic!

Rating: 9/10 (22 November 2012)

I laughed and cried. All actors did a wonderful job. All notable. It was fantastic to see Hugh Grant as a bad guy and he pulled it off. The makeup and costumes were excellent. The tech was excellent as well. This film is unique in the way it spanned so many time periods and historic issues, but carried a theme of good verses evil, the sacrifices that sometimes must be made to stand up against evil and the value of freedom.
We all walked away saying wow. We all want to see it a few more times because there are so many details we know we missed. I say this in a good way. The story had so much heft that it warrants another viewing or two. We had spirited debates about the meaning of the birth mark. I think when a film inspires spirited debate it's a good thing.