A top ten film

Rating: 9/10 (27 September 2009)

I realise that I must have been in my early twenties when I first saw this film, and I will still stop and eat up every line, as I hit 40. A gem. For every film I see that wishes to be a romantic comedy, or swords and swashbuckling, or just plain funny, I wish they could take a look at this one, which manages to combine the three, without effort, it seems.Cary Elwes and Robin Wright are both gorgeous and dead-pan, Mandy Patinkin is a hero of the best kind; "You killed my father, prepare to die" is a theme and a catch-phrase solely down to his presence. Every actor was the best I've ever seen them, which says much about the director. Drop.Your.Sword. And enjoy.