King Arthur (2004) 5/10

Starring : Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgard, Stephen Dillane, Ray Winstone, Hugh Dancy
Director : Antoine Fuqua
Running Time : 142 mins

A Roman Captain named Arthur (Owen) attempts to solve all of the problems in Britain by uniting all of it's warring factions and by overthrowing his own Roman Army.

It's hard to say what the plot of this movie was, but it cetainly had little to do with Arthurian legend. The setting has changed, the characters have different personalities - Arthur himself has no personality - and there's only one brief mention of Merlin, who to my mind we never see. The acting is flat, and only the action sequences do anything to rekindle any interest the viewer might have in this epic. Steer clear of this desperate cash-in on the popularity of The Lord Of Rings, it's just too boring to bother with.

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