Looking around the multiplex, I wanted to see something other than your usual Hollywood mainstream release, having suffered through several mediocre films such as “Green Lantern” and the recently released “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”, I wanted to see something different, so I turned to the more independent movie circuit, ignoring movies such as “Horrible Bosses“ and “Zookeeper“ in my local theater since I wasn‘t in the mood for a comedy. … more
** out of **** The expected historical inaccuracies aside, most medieval films tend to be, in my opinion, just plain boring. It's as if nobody wants to come in and spice up the genre a bit by adding in CHARACTERS or an engaging PLOT, or maybe even stunning CINEMATOGRAPHY. By all means, I know it's the filmmaker's job to make their film look as grim as possible, but it is not, however, their duty to script the production in such a ludicrous and unappealing matter. So … more