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| There is no Camelot in this mystifying de-mythification of Arthurian legend that casts Arthur (Clive Owen) as a Roman warrior and devout Catholic, Guinevere (Keira Knightley) as a teenage warrior-princess hottie, Merlin (Stephen Dillane) as a hillbilly sorcerer, and Lancelot (Ioan Gruffudd) as a pouting pretty boy - all of whom come together to battle the Saxons. | |
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Viewers even remotely familiar with the lore will be outraged at its transformation
into slasher soap opera, while everyone else will merely suffer whiplash
from the attention-deficit battle scenes that are partially obscured by
smoke and appear to have been edited in a blender. Director Antonio Fuqua creates a soporific work so devoid of sense and personality that it is impossible to care about this Arthur or these knights. |
Keira Knightley. ©2004 Touchstone Pictures.
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Gay Interest: PassingOwen appeared in Bent, while Dillane co-starred in The Hours. |
