I'm going with my family to see this Sunday (my Birthday is Monday). Too bad about all the not so stellar reviews. I'm a Cate Blanchett freak, so, can't pass it up. I also have a high tolerance for Russell Crowe .. in movies. Not so much in interviews.
I hope its good enough that my husband and son don't hate me for taking them to see it.
FWIW, I found it interminable. Oddly enough, Crowe was the only tolerable point, what with his morose mumbling. Everyone else seemed to be taking the film as a chance to indulge in their thea-tuh voices.
For some reason all the bad teeth in this movie bothered me. Little John's teeth in particular. I think from now on you don't have to gross people out to achieve authenticity.
The Best Impersonation of Christian Bale Freak Out!!
It wasn't as good as I would have liked - but being a Cate Blanchett uber-fan, I was happy to have seen it. Parts were very much like staying the night at the local renaissance faire. The actress playing the Queen Mother was very good. I liked her scene with the owl.
On my way to use the John after getting seats, a man hurrying in from the refreshment stand, spilled half of his gallon of popcorn in the narrow hallway we shared, and I thought "O.k., this is a Ridley Scott popcorn flick". Not the best omen.
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