As a big fan of such epic cinema as Braveheart

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2000)

As a big fan of such epic cinema as Braveheart, and even of such summer fare as Lethal Weapon (I and II, anyway), I had high hopes for this movie, but walked away sorely disappointed. Laughably bad at points, this cliche-fest seemed to go on forever, with each scene making me more embarrassed for not just walking out of the theatre. The battle scenes, I must admit, were impressive for the mere scale and volume they achieved, but despite all the sound and fury, they achieved no dramatic tension whatsoever. As in another of Roland Emmerich's films, Godzilla, the only character who seemed interesting in the least was the "bad guy", and even he was so cartoonishly evil he belonged in Rocky and Bullwinkle rather than this.