King Arthur (2004)

King Arthur (2004, USA) C-140m. SCOPE ** D: Antoine Fuqua. Starring Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffud, Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane, Stellan Skarsgard, Til Schweiger. Blockbuster bringing a new interpretation of the Arthurian legend. Arthur was in fact a warrior from Eastern Europe, fighting as a slave for the Romans in Britannia. Here, he must battle evil Saxons Skarsgard and Schweiger and rescue a Roman family from these barbarians. Slickly produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, but despite being competently made, film seems phony. The plot never catches fire, remains strangely uninvolving. Knightley is one fierce chick, though. Score by Hans Zimmer. Released theatrically at 126m.


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