prhazell

I absolutely loved this but yes do not go expecting a rehash of the previous two movies and my only criticism lies with the introduction of the foreign soldiers . I feel this inclusion was put in the please those that wanted gunfights and violence and perhaps to modify the studios .

It feels much more a bittersweet journey , punctured by Arthurian mythology , of a land Britain used to be . Think Mike Leigh social drama meets Arthurian legend meets nasty creatures in the woods . Grimms fairy tale with Zombies .

The north of England and i guess some scenes are from Scotland , never have looked so gorgeous underscored by a great soundtrack by Young Fathers .

Quite beautiful and mysterious with a very peculiar ending . I loved the Teletubbies scene but .......

Sorry to say I hated it . As a gay man i love a bit of camp and irony and adore stories like Toy Story and Shrek and one of my favourite films ever is Baz Lurman's Moulin Rouge but this was just vacuous and appalling scripted and mediocre at best .

It wasn't oily and savage enough for a Brit like me who grew up on Monty Python and ridiculous comedy or satire enough , satire has to be dead pan to make it credible whereas this pile of poo meandered around endlessly looking for a joke and misfiring on many occasions . As a gay man i did like Ken's cowboy hat and could appreciate the ludicrous nature of the urban cowboy and had that one laugh at that moment but the rest i endured . I rarely walk out of a movie but really had to try hard to stay to the bitter end .

I suspect cultural differences make the Japanese style of acting a little bit unemotional and wooden . I binge watched 7 episodes but found it hard going and uneventful .

The interaction of officials and deferring to superiors to keep honour and face was interesting compared to western behaviour but really there wasn't enough action or events to keep interest levels up through 7 episodes . Seeing the evacuation of the towns and personal impact would have been better . One more episode remains . All a bit dull really and wooden acting makes Crossroads look dynamic and emotional . I give it a 6 but ultimately very disappointing .