Excalibur

I suppose, along with many of you, we've seen many versions of the tale of King Arthur and his knights. I would say this is yet another, there was one detail that was different but I won't ruin the movie for you.

The girl from Bend It Like Bekham and Love Actually (can't remember her name but I remember her face) Keira Knightly? is a sassy Guinevere, unlike Julia Ormond's version in First Knight in the mid 90's or the 1981 version of Excalibur. The man who played King Arthur was much more attractive than the guy who played Sir Lancelot. Usually it's the other way around. There were way too many battle scenes. One with Guinevere wearing very little clothing and no armor. She does has a way with the bow and arrow and isn't afraid of anything, though. Progressive for her time with a warrior-like conviction, that was one woman who got what she wanted.

This tale had less magic than other tales. I'm sure they were going for that, to be different. So if you're looking for a movie about King Aruthur that wanted to be "Gladiator" with Russell Crowe, then see this one. The movie could have been cut at least 20 minutes. It was well shot and tried to please too many people with sex, voilence and too much drama. It was entertaining but again, too long.

I suppose it's too hard to ask that someone make an original movie?

Worth the money rating: $$$