King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

— Guy Ritchie’s films have a distinct attitude and “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” showcases it. Make no mistake, the plot is a little complicated and it takes a bit to settle in to the pace of this prequel to Camelot. Jude Law makes a very nasty Vortigern and Charlie Hunnam is fine as the reluctant Arthur, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that a little too much money was spent trying to compete with Marvel’s cinematic stranglehold and this is just a set-up for a multi-film franchise outside the Marvel universe. Whatever it is, it’s fairly dark and rambling but with great editing, interesting music associations, epic scope, and plenty of slow-mo and fast motion violence. It feels like a film that was made with care and with a big budget, and I was interested throughout and appreciated the effort more than the end product.

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[2017. 126 min. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou, and Eric Bana.]
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