A Pleasant Surprise

Rating: Null/10 (10 September 1999)

This was one of the best and engaging cinematic story telling films that I have seen in the theaters in a few years. Banderas played his part well and the inclusion of Omar Sharif to give some believability to Antonio being a true arab was admirable but you have to wonder if it would have been better to change his initial homeland to Spain and the Alahambra. The cinematography was breathtaking at times and the William's like score did a beautiful job of enhancing the epic like scope of the movie.
I recommend this highly to fans of action/adventure films. Good escapist fare. Drink a little fermented honey before you go.