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Not what I was expecting, but good.
PostedJanuary 8, 2011
GBksmith
from Florida
I am a huge Nicholas Cage fan, so perhaps I am a little biased, but I liked this movie. Does Nicholas Cage make a convincing 14th Century Crusader? Not so much, but the supporting cast along with the costumes and scenery did an adequate job of setting the tone.
I initially expected that this movie was going to highlight the atrocities of medieval witch hunting, but surprisingly that was not the main focus. I probably should have paid more attention to the previews, but I figured at some point an escape attempt would be made and everything would end with some great revelation of the masses about equality.
Although historically (and medically) inaccurate in many ways, I think the movie did a good job of capturing the overall tone of the time period. 1)The crusades reached a ridiculous point and many started to quietly question the amount of bloodshed. 2)Not everyone whole-heartedly believed everything the medieval church said. Nearly all of the characters questioned some part of the churches stance through out the movie.
The dialogue was a little hard to stomach in a few places, and some of the faux-American accents were odd, but the acting was decent from some and excellent from others.
Overall I would recommend this movie to anyone who has an interest in historical/action movies.
I initially expected that this movie was going to highlight the atrocities of medieval witch hunting, but surprisingly that was not the main focus. I probably should have paid more attention to the previews, but I figured at some point an escape attempt would be made and everything would end with some great revelation of the masses about equality.
Although historically (and medically) inaccurate in many ways, I think the movie did a good job of capturing the overall tone of the time period. 1)The crusades reached a ridiculous point and many started to quietly question the amount of bloodshed. 2)Not everyone whole-heartedly believed everything the medieval church said. Nearly all of the characters questioned some part of the churches stance through out the movie.
The dialogue was a little hard to stomach in a few places, and some of the faux-American accents were odd, but the acting was decent from some and excellent from others.
Overall I would recommend this movie to anyone who has an interest in historical/action movies.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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