Reviews & Ratings for
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

King Arthur.
The trailers for this film are horrible, let’s just get that out of the way. The first time I saw the Trailer, I was like, “Arsehole director! Who does he think he is! Copying Guy Ritchie’s Signature style.”
Then I saw that Guy Ritchie IS THE director.
Somehow his recent movies like Sherlock Holmes have been good but nothing as great as Snatch or Lock Stock.
This movie seemed hopeless, but somehow Guy Ritchie made a comeback with this film. This is his take on the King Arthur legend and he does it in his typical fast paced, crime movie, heist flick sort of style and somehow, it all comes together and WORKS RATHER well.
I don’t how else to say this, but this film is AWESOME!
Personally I am STILL suffering from a Baahubali Hangover and this film is PERFECT for such hangovers! The story is similar to our own Desi Super Hit where in, an young man is raised not knowing that his father was the king and whose evil brother takes over the throne and the young boy is left orphaned. Now he must rise up against his evil uncle to take back his father’s kingdom and give the people justice. (not that the story of LION king is much different)
The story might be the same old, but the way Guy Ritchie directs it, works VERY well. His direction is what makes a mediocre sort of story into something fun and amazing to see.
There are scenes reminiscent of snatch and they are not just hilarious but fast paced and keeps the viewers on their toes. The action scenes are damn good even though there are not too many of them. But every action scene is bloody amazing.
The score is also amazing and gives rhythm and Pace to the film which is more or less relentless.
FEW minor problems are there in the film, some useless but cool scenes which are not needed and the concept of magic and mages is not well explains. Not to mention the famous merlin doesn’t make an appearance AT ALL. But overall this film is blast to see and quite satisfying.

Rating : 8/10. Fantasy Swords and Fighting genre got a huge boost recently and this film is totally worth a watch in 3d.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a film directed by Guy Ritchie. This was (is) intended to be the first part of the 6 part franchise. I was shocked to see the rotten tomatoes rating of this film. So low!!!! I thought that how a Guy Ritchie film can go this low!! But I have finally saw the film and I can with a great sense of relief say that this film is good.

Plot: Arthur raised in Londinium realizes his heritage and decides to fight back.

Story and direction: I remember studying King Arthur in school. I enjoyed the takes as I heard them. So I was finally excited when a film-maker like Guy Ritchie is directing this classic. In history, every film except the 1981 film Excalibur was panned by the critics. But I was confident for this film. My expression after this film was "Go to hell. Critics." The film is good. I could connect with every character in the film. The film also follows the normal Guy Ritchie route where comedy is inserted in parts. I like that in his films. Also some scenes are told in flash-forward type (which was a very fresh take). The sets and VFX too are spectacular. Now with the faults. Now in a King Arthur film I expect to see Merlin. Merlin was there for only one scene in the film and we don't see his face. I mean, come on!!! I was very disappointed in that thing. Another thing was the action and the film's heavy reliance on CGI. That made me disappointed. Even in the climax we see Arthur fighting his uncle in the form of a demon. I was shouting out for some real fighting.

Acting: Charlie Hunnam was great as Arthur. His body and his acting all were shouting as to why he was the right choice. Astrid Bergès-Frisbey was OK as the Mage. Djimon Hounsou was great as Bedivere. Aidan Gillain was also good as Bill. Jude Law was the ultimate evil as Vortigen.

Favorite Scene: The scene where Arthur reaches the top of the Darklands and we see as to actually what happened the night Arthur's parents were killed. The pain on Arthur's face is clearly visible in this scene.

Verdict: I had a great time watching this film. Yes, the film has faults but it is an enjoyable watch. I can safely say that this is not Guy Ritchie's worst. I hope they make more Arthur films (and they are successful too!!!) I am going with an 8/10.

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