Antoine Fuqua - USA / UK / Ireland 2004 - Adventure - 134min.
The claims of historical veracity, very faint indeed, are not discussed here.
It tells the legend of Artorius (Clive Owen), Romano-British soldier driving a band of Sarmatian (Eurasian tribes submissive the Romans and forced all'arruolamento forced), and their struggle against the Saxons that threaten to make inroads into Hadrian's Wall.
Film highly spectacular does not hesitate to trace with unusual care (for a film like that) the psychology of the protagonist (and some supporting actor), divided between Roman and Britishness, faith and reason, self-assertion and obedience. The great battle scenes, well done, are justly alternating with long descriptive moments, but unfortunately the film has several shortcomings: a not particularly brilliant screenplay does not help involvement, excessive canonicity of the characters and the unforgivable lack of detail in the characterization of some of them (the bad acting just enough ...); Merlin and a director anonymous, all serve to precipitate the film below the average.
bad.
Rating: 2 / 5
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