Broken Swords: The Last in Line

I think this movie is going to be one of my picks for one of the worst movies that I've seen this year. This movie can't even get even close to a 6.0 which is very sad at my taste. The whole movie takes place in a barn where all they do is whine and bicker, they got blood and cuts all over themselves but this movie doesn't tell you a doggone thing about how they got bloody in the first place. We only got to see arrows shoot through the walls but other than that, it looks like it's just going to be background noise at this point.

This is the worst movie ever produced, it simply belongs in a trash can, no meaning, no action, no comedy ... nothing absolutely nothing, the actors, directors and producers should be arrested and kept in an asylum.

This is basically a film made off of a larp script. I've seen this time and time again at amtgard events, although acting is a bit better than people I fight with at them. You don't actually get to see any action other than people shooting arrows out a window, most of which weren't even half draws, so arrows wouldn't actually damage anything. Wish they had actual people to fight, or at least tried to get into the barn. Having even one actual fight scene would have made it better instead of imagining opponents for each wave.

Watched despite the obvious partisan commendations, the fake ratings that mechanically keep many of us away from movies.

I stayed until the end, most likely because I dig RPGs. Broken Swords is like a filmed role-playing game session, an episode of a large campaign. We get glimpses of a coherent, well-developed fantasy world as background, with character classes, original magic spells, etc.

The makeups and costumes are great. Easily the highlight of the project.

The acting, very uneven. Some performers are good, others are ridiculous. Natural selection shall do its thing.

The narrative is decidedly "tell, don't show." That weighs heavily; it will lose many a viewer; it will lower the rating.

One thing I personally disliked, from the first seconds, is the characters talking like a contemporary military unit. Even touching their magical objects with today's gestures associated with very specific technologies.

To conclude, this is as close to a radio show as it is to cinema. Watch if you like your fantasy more talkative than visual.

I'm confused. How could anyone rate this movie higher than a 2 at the most. I gave it about 30 minutes and ejected! Now l have to try and find a way to get my 30 minutes back. Terrible.