It's not cinematic brilliance, but I'd watch it again.

Rating: 8/10 (8 August 2007)

It's not the best movie ever mad, but dang it, I enjoyed the hell out of it. I don't know if it means it was just that good or just that bad, but I will probably watch this one again and still find it just as enjoyable. The cast was the least annoying I've ever seen, the script was charming enough, the locations were beautiful, and let's hope that Kevin McKidd doesn't stick to that look. I'd liken it as something of a cross between Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy and Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur. That's really the best way I can describe it. You'll love it or hate it, I guess, but if you're looking for anything too serious or historically accurate down to every detail, you will probably be disappointed. For the rest of us that like to take a break from being priggish film snobs once in a while, well, we'll have a bit of fun.
And Rupert Friend still freaks me out with how similar he looks to Orlando Bloom, but his character was a nice does of levity to the mix, even if he was a bit silly. (Well, maybe more than a bit.)