simonechieppe

I saw this movie when I was about 11 (many years ago) and I perfectly remember that mixed sensation: disappointment & discomfort. It's like when there's a great party you have been waiting a long time but, once you arrive, you find out it's a masked party and you don't have a costume... To cut a long story short, this film doesn't work: science fiction and fantasy don't blend, Ken Marshall (a convincing Marco Polo) here seems dull, the characters are quite banal, action sequences aren't exciting, many details aren't logical and the whole thing is really boring. The Nostalgia? Yes, the film's interesting and some things are really good but, I mean, you cannot see a sort of Stormtrooper fighting against an imitation of Robin Hood in a fairy-tale world!! You can't prevent your brain thinking "it makes no sense!" and that's the reason why I've never watched it again... I mean: FLASH GORDON is a sort of guilty pleasure, obviously not a great movie but it's camp and entertaining, not to mention the mithical score. KRULL is boring, really, and - unless you have a personal reason to love it - there is no reason to watch it (apart from the curiosity, of course).

Let's start saying the book was quite different and probably better, especially the ending, but the real problem is the main character, played by JC: his behavior is that of a violent psycho! What are the reasons for his actions? Where is the logic? Furthermore, he seems invincible... JC performance isn't enough to make us believe what we see and, at the end, the same British authorities show no humanity or respect for the Laws. Realpolitik? Maybe, but, as a movie, there is NO chatarsis. TAKEN is much simpler (and not a masterpiece), but it works, that one not. 6/10 only for Brosnan, who, at least, can act.