Robertbrown82

I watched this... it made something like $30,000 in the box office, total commercial failure. Would have been better staying as a TV movie. That being said, Outlaw King came out on Netflix the year before and is a much better film to watch (although that lacks the battle of Bannockburn). For this stage in Robert the Bruce's life before the battle of Bannockburn etc.

Covid didnt help matters on its release but overall its a hard watch and lacklustre at times. Filmed in North America, those of us from Scotland find it hard to associate the landscape with Scotland as it looks nothing like the landscape of Montana! Hey ho, as a fan of Braveheart I gave this a go, but wouldnt watch it again.

If you want a film on Robert The Bruce (Robert de Brus if you are of Norman heritage) then give Outlaw King a go.

From the outset, one can tell it's a very low budget movie. Nevetheless, some great films such as Cube (1997) were very low budget and had a fantastic end product.

I found this movie hard to follow. Wasn't really sure what was going on or what the plot was trying to achieve. I did figure the main protagonist was stuck in a time loop hence multiple versions of himself but in the end it could have been an infinite perpetual loop.

Some of the graphics/computing effects looked as if they stemmed from the 80's/90's at times. Perhaps that was intentional to give an industrial feel, but for me, reinforced that low budget feeling.

I am a fan of Michael Kopelow hence I gave this a watch. I haven't seen him run that fast since he was cast as 'Joe' in The Stoned Age! I was rooting for Joe when he was running away from the villains!

Anyway, I may give this another watch. I think it deserves that as I am going through a trawl of watching indy films, rather than the Hollywood blockbusters!