A few thoughts: An exhaustingly long adaptation (in spite of only being 140 minutes long) of the story of Arthur, Merlin, the sword in the stone, and the quest for the Holy Grail, this movie has flashes of brilliance but never manages to overcome several of its more major flaws. As I briefly touched on before, this movie drags on for far longer than it seems like it should. Without much focus or direction, the story wanders along until it's basically said everything it wants to say. It's not incredibly long, but feels like it is, which is far worse. The acting, apart from a few performances here and there, is pretty awful. Very few of the performers feel like they're even trying, stiffly delivering lines as if they're being read straight from the script without inflection. And finally, King Arthur is so unlikable, I never once found myself interested in seeing him succeed, in spite of being the protagonist of the film. It's hard to care about a story like this when you don't have anyone to root for. It looks great, but has too many fundamental flaws to live up to its potential.
People interested in seeing a reasonably interesting take on the King Arthur story. Fans of '80s fantasy will find plenty to enjoy.
My grade: C
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