A title card says this King Arthur, grimly directed by Antoine Fuqua, is based on the latest research into the mythic past. Maybe so. But one can't help thinking the research that really counted was that into the more recent box-office charts.
King Arthur
Rule Your Fate.
2004 · 2h 6m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Directed by
Antoine Fuqua
Overview
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Gladiator lite.
I loved the notion of the Dark Ages as the Wild West with swords. Thumbs up.
If this is history demystified, give me myth.
It's hard to care about a valiant groping for accuracy when a story is so badly told you can't tell what the devil is going on.
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