King Arthur

Year: 2004

Grade: C

Country: USA

Director: Fuqua

Review

a mostly by the numbers hollywood hybrid of braveheart and lord of the rings. fuqua (training day and tears of the sun) doesn’t do anything very ambitious with the film. as a result it’s not very inspiring, but it’s not bad either. if it were my film i’d have rounded out the characters more, shown more of keira knightley’s “assets,” dropped some frames from the fight sequences (because i like that visual effect), made everything in the film darker (more smoke in the air, more overcast skies), used the music more sparingly, and picked a different lead.

Watched in theater