From the first moment I saw the trailer for King Arthur, the word “LEMON” repeated itself in my head. I’ve yet to see a HOLLYWOODIFICATION of a classic story turn out to be any good, and it looks like Arthur isn’t going to buck that trend. Don’t get me wrong, when a classic story is told in the spirit of that story (ie. Lord of the Rings) then the film can (and often does) work. But when you take the story of Camelot, and say “hey! Let’s make Guenevere this hot little Xenna Warrior Princess in tight skimpy sheep skins” then I start to lose hope. So far, advanced reviews are not looking so good.
“Antoine Fuqua‚Äôs unremarkably competent direction never elevates the material above second-rate Braveheart schlock.”
— Nicholas Schager, SLANT MAGAZINE
“With every step King Arthur takes, it only unravels further.”
— Joshua Tyler, CINEMABLEND.COM
“By removing the romance and the magic from the story, the soul has been sucked out of it.”
— Scott Nash, THREE MOVIE BUFFS
Read other reviews for King Arthur over at Rotten Tomates
