Long Awaited

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2000)

Movies of this genre are too few and far between. I truly believed the book would make a terrific movie after I read it, and considered it to be one of Crichton's best works. As one of the other reviewers noted, it was way too short. The bravery and comraderie in the book far exceeded the movie, but to put all of it in would have made the movie a mini-series. People who found this movie dull and predictable understand little about codes of honor and behavior, and can never truly recognize these underlying themes. Perhaps reading the book would enlighten them a little more. Hats off to Antonio, who seems to have researched his character fully, and really brought this movie to life. All I ask is that they make more movies of this type. This is a 10, and for far more reasons than the sword fights.