Not "entertainment"

Rating: 5/10 (20 October 2005)

I'm conflicted about this film. It was very well done -- the acting, the cinematography, the choreography, costumes, everything.
My problem with this film is that the subject matter just wasn't interesting to me at all. I'd be willing to say that half the film was nothing but battle scenes. Although this is a personal preference, I just don't find this type of stuff entertaining at all.
I also didn't like the characterization (or lack thereof). There wasn't any character development, although the writers no doubt were limited by the constraints of the original story.
Although "Braveheart", on paper, is much the same type of film, it was entirely entertaining, I think because there was so much more of a story to hold the film together.