Apteeker Melchior

I had a chance to see this movie in theaters when it first came out, I've since had a lot of time to think about it. The first few minutes really leave you in awe, and have you at the edge of your seat, the story is set up very well. Things like the cinematography are very impressive, and the casting is also quite decent. About half an hour in, the story gets convoluted, you're more confused than really interested in the story. Character names are easy to forget, plot points from the beginning are completely useless by the second half. Individual scenes work great without context, but put all together it's an incoherent mess. The movie also felt the need to shove in a pointless hetero romance that had no real impact on the story so I don't see the point of that. I like parts of this movie a lot, and I can see how much passion and hard work was put into it, but actually watching it is a bore.

Visually stunning medieval movie with a frustrating and boring story.