Review: King Arthur

Last night, we watched the King Arthur (Unrated Widescreen Director's Cut) DVD. The movie, while long and at times a bit slow was not bad, but I can see why as a summer film, King Arthur tanked at the box office. King Arthur in this version is not the tales of the Knights of the Round Table as one would traditionally think, but retold as a historical drama. The film is more similar to The 13th Warrior (a retelling of Beowulf from a historical point of view) than a sword and sorcery tale (which is what people come to expect from King Arthur).

Watching the film, I couldn't help but think of Braveheart which has some very similar moments.