Waiting for the punch line

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 2004)

For some reason, this movie seemed like a slow-motion Monty Python film and I kept waiting for the punch line. The section where the huge, multicultural army approaches the big city on the hill had me wondering if the guards on the wall would start shouting out something silly. Fortunately, that Monty Python moment never arrived. The superior plot line forbade such a digression, thank goodness! Not that there's anything wrong with Monty Python, but that kind of humor would have spoiled this whole mix. The humor that *is* there is dialog driven, you gotta listen to those two adventurers and their translator! This is a good film, especially if you like character development and dialog rather than simple action and reaction.