Movie Reviews4.6/10
King Arthur Review: Gritty Premise, Hollow Charge
A grim tale of a knight named Arthur, whose battles dazzle the eye yet fail to touch the heart.
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Tag: historical epic
Movie Reviews5.3/10
Robin Hood Review: Ridley Scott’s 140-Minute Origin Story Never Lets the Outlaw Out
Ridley Scott's Robin Hood is a 140-minute origin story that never lets Robin be an outlaw, with Russell Crowe and a muddled political plot.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Ridley Scott’s Crusades epic is caught between history and Hollywood
Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (2005) pits Orlando Bloom's blacksmith against the Third Crusade. A serious drama trapped in a Hollywood epic.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Apocalypto at 20: A Strong, Strange Action Epic That Outruns Its Own Ideas
Apocalypto review: Mel Gibson's Maya chase epic in Yucatec Mayan, with Dean Semler's camerawork, Rudy Youngblood, and a prophecy it can't quite carry.