Despite opening to bad reviews and being dubbed "The Summer's first box office bomb" I really enjoyed this rendition of King Arthur. While many reviewers claim that the fantasy genre does not mesh well with Guy Ritchie's high action, high intensity, cut scene style of filming I found it to be very well used and a real breath of fresh air. I enjoyed the comedic quirks that the film managed to incorporate from time to time and felt that Charlie Hunnam does a great job as this 'action hero', charismatic and cocky sort of character.
Of course Jude Law as the villain Vortigern also was a wonderful performance. I can see that this film does slip a little as there are often random cut scenes and fast forwards that seemed to be a result of a 3 hour film being axed to around 2 hours, but personally I find this a dismissable issue. I thought that the supporting cast was interesting and served as useful additions to the overall story.
Other than this the visuals were well done too, the opening scene gave us a LoTR esque war scene that I really liked. Overall I really liked the whole idea of the overused King Arthur/Excalibur tale being reimagined as this super hyped action hero.
Of course Jude Law as the villain Vortigern also was a wonderful performance. I can see that this film does slip a little as there are often random cut scenes and fast forwards that seemed to be a result of a 3 hour film being axed to around 2 hours, but personally I find this a dismissable issue. I thought that the supporting cast was interesting and served as useful additions to the overall story.
Other than this the visuals were well done too, the opening scene gave us a LoTR esque war scene that I really liked. Overall I really liked the whole idea of the overused King Arthur/Excalibur tale being reimagined as this super hyped action hero.