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After Monty Python And The Holy Grail, it's hard to take the Arthurian
legends seriously, but John Boorman's epic just about pulls it off.
Nicol Williamson's Merlin holds it together, with his OTT performance
pushing the film beyond camp, beyond parody, and somehow back into the
authentically mythic. The other actors aren't as good - especially the
bland 1980s leads (Terry, Lunghi, Clay) - but as long as you enter into
the spirit of the film, it's unusually rewarding, with some visually
stunning set-pieces of magic and battle. Flawed, but touched by
brilliance.
SF Said
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