Amazon.com video review:
1995 had already seen the box-office success of sword-wielding
heroes in Rob
Roy and Braveheart when along came this glossy revision
of the Arthurian legend, in which Lady Guinevere (Julia Ormond) is
torn between her love for the noble King Arthur (Sean Connery) and the
passionate knight Sir Lancelot (Richard Gere). As the story opens,
Guinevere's lands are under attack by the evil knight Malagant (Ben
Cross), and she must choose between marriage to Arthur and the
security of Camelot, or encouraging the affections of Lancelot, who
has heroically rescued her from a potentially lethal attack. Anyone
looking for meticulous medieval authenticity won't find it here, but
director Jerry Zucker (Ghost) keeps the action moving with
exuberant spirit and glorious production values. Even if you don't
completely believe Richard Gere as a somewhat too-contemporary
Lancelot, the performances of Ormond and especially Connery are
effortlessly appealing. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com video review:
1995 had already seen the box-office success of sword-wielding heroes in Rob Roy and
Braveheart when along came this glossy revision of the Arthurian legend, in which Lady
Guinevere (Julia Ormond) is torn between her love for the noble King Arthur (Sean Connery) and
the passionate knight Sir Lancelot (Richard Gere). As the story opens, Guinevere's lands are under attack
by the evil knight Malagant (Ben Cross), and she must choose between marriage to Arthur and the
security of Camelot, or encouraging the affections of Lancelot, who has heroically rescued her from a
potentially lethal attack. Anyone looking for meticulous medieval authenticity
won't find it here, but director Jerry Zucker (Ghost) keeps the action moving with exuberant
spirit and glorious production values. Even if you don't completely believe Richard Gere as a
somewhat too-contemporary Lancelot, the performances of Ormond and especially Connery are
effortlessly appealing. --Jeff Shannon
