STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 12A

Cast Clive Owen Keira Knightley Stellan Skarsgard Ioan Gruffudd Ray Winstone Stephen Dillane Hugh Dancy

Directors Antoine Fuqua

Screenwriters David Franzoni John Lee Hancock

Running Time 125 minutes

King Arthur (12A)

Plot
Set as the Roman Empire departs Britannia, Arthur (Owen) is a local commander, his knights a band of enlisted Sarmatian mercenaries, Guinevere (Knightley) a Woad princess, and Camelot is replaced by Hadrian's Wall. Meanwhile, the Saxons spoil the party by invading.

Verdict
Although paved with good intentions, it's a grim, at times interminable, journey hobbled by miscasting and a lack of conviction; the killjoy in King Arthur's court.


Reviewer: Ian Nathan

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