King Arthur: Directors Cut REVIEW

King Arthur (Directors Cut) REVIEW: B-/B

I really have nothing to compare it to, we never saw the original in the theatre -- although we were severely tempted to see it on Molokai during one of those, what are we gonna do now moments

To me, it took a while to warm up to the movie -- I guess I'm one of those people who if you throw a battle scene up early on, I better either understand what's going on, or it better be the turning point of the movie -- I think the carnage early on was kind of cold and didn't help to warm me to the movie

Clive Owen, I didn't really like his jackass portrayal of a jackass in Closer, but his strong portrayal of Arthur here is spot on -- he is the real solid moral core of the movie -- The Guinevere character is pretty and all, and is pretty bad ass, but also pretty non-compelling

I liked Bors a lot -- nothing like the good hearted brute force -- the rest of them play pretty shallow except for the Lancelot character which for some reason everyone likes to recast as this rogueish guy

I don't really need to discuss the plot, do I? It's cast at the end of the Roman empire while the Saxons attempt to take over Britain by passing Hadrian's Wall -- I think the point seems to be more in the light of the loyalty between the group, the excellence of their skills, the teamwork, and their overall morality that transcends loyalty to country

It's a guy movie and it's not the greatest guy movie, but is entertaining in its own way -- and we recommend it for a rental sometime