FernAshes

I went to see this film as a colleague said it was good. I pretty much had no other idea what it was when I entered the theater.

The story is well narrated, put together in the "show not tell" method. You figure it out as you go along.

I found it fascinating on many levels. The character that Cantona plays adds depth and sparkle to the beginning of the story, when it all seems so lack luster. Seeing all the different stories coming together and seeing Eric pull himself together makes for a phenomenal story. At no point was I bored or did I lose interest in the movie.

It was only afterward that I found out who Cantona is and that he was even played by himself. The film completely worked even without knowing this beforehand.

Enjoyable, heartwarming and fascinating - I'll definitely be recommending this to friends.

I had hoped that it would be good... I'll sum it up like this: it had good scenes but wasn't all that great overal.

There were certain things that I thought extremely well done, for example Arthur's body language, use of the local scenery, the sounds of the drums, the way the themes of honesty and equality wove wonderfully through the film... And of course, the effects of the snow and ice, especially when the ice was breaking up. Yes, I'll admit I'm a horse lover but there was something entracing about the gracefulness of the horses... I think the director did a lot to make certain things visible yet still keep them subtle. Very nicely done, in my opinion.

However, and now comes the bad news: some things just weren't done as nicely as they could have been. For example, I knew that the movie was supposed to be a new take on Arthurian legend. However, by taking the road less traveled, the film makers took a larger chance: in my opinion they did not spend enough time on the Romans. For example, who built the great wall? What was the difference between the Saxtons and the Woads? Why did the Woads have purple skin? Why did the bishop have to go to Britian - just to give the release papers? Who was the Roman traitor? As you can see, there were an unfortunate number of plotholes.

I enjoyed the film, though had expected more and was rather confused at times. It's worth seeing for the themes, the acting, cinametogeaphy...The general feeling of the film - yet don't expect too much. The movie had excellent scenes but ddn't quite come together as a whole.

I had seen the trailer for this movie a while back, and had decided that it looked like one to watch. I can usually only watch Adam Sandler stuff when I'm in a certain goofy mood.

This one was great... very, very, VERY funny and well done, well thought about, if perhaps a bit cliché at times. Definitely enjoyable and definitely one to see!

Ones to pay attention to: the walruses, dolphins, penguins...

And you'll love 10 Second Tom... he's very entertaining.

Basically a very enjoyable film, not to be taken too seriously but to just sit back and laugh at Sandler's antics.