One of my highly anticipated films of the summer was King Arthur, but once I received word of its PG-13 rating my expectation turned to disappointment and all I was left to look forward to was Keira Knightley in a less than revealing outfit, and while she delivered the goods King Arthur unfortunately did not.
King Arthur is a movie said to tell the real story behind the myth of a legend, Arthur (Owen) wishes only to leave Britain and return to the peace and stability of Rome along with his faithful Knights of the Round Table, whom have followed him on adventures to every corner of the land, unfortunately leaving is not that easy.
Before he and his band of merry men can head home they have been asked one last task, Lancelot, Galahad, Bors, Tristan and Gawain must help Arthur save the land from the oncoming Saxons, and with the help of Merlin and the beautiful Guinevere (Knightley) he sets out to achieve that goal.
Sounds exciting right? Swords clashing, blood flowing and a beautiful girl, but ultimately no blood flows and even the action seems stale at points, but the beautiful girl is still there, thank goodness.
The only thing keeping this flick from being sent to the dungeon is the witty banter between the Knights, which actually is quite funny.
Clive Owen did manage to impress me more this time around than I he did in the debacle of a film he played in last year with Angelina Jolie, Beyond Borders, and Ioan Gruffudd was an excellent Lancelot that was not given nearly enough screen time or fighting scenes as I would have LOVED to had seen those double swords in action.
I am not a historian, so I cannot guide you on any trip to legitimacy with King Arthur, but I am sure you medieval buffs will have enough to say about the errors and faults of the film from a historical persepective so I will leave that part to you.
In the meantime, if you want to check out a decent flick this is not a horrible choice, but with Spider-Man 2 still out there it could be a dismal weekend at the box-office for Arthur and his men.
