Disapointingly boring

Rating: 4/10 (28 March 2008)

While there was nothing particularly wrong with this film, it was predictable and very boring. The production standard was satisfactory, the acting adequate, and it should have been enjoyable, but it wasn't. There was no excitement - no action. Lots of things happened, but sword fighting and movement do not make for excitement.At the start, the boy emperor was threatened with having his hand cut off, but we knew it wouldn't happen. The magic sword was crafted from a meteor. (What a clichÃ©). It gets tossed away at the end of the film and ends up sticking into a rock (so that Arthur can find it later and pull it out). It would have been better if the boy emperor was under a much greater threat and the danger to him was more pressing. Everything in the film was so predictable. The idea was fine, but it was let down by the very dull script and the lack of adventure. It could have been a fine film. It wasn't.