Quentin Tarantino cast Uma Thurman in his Kill Bill movies to give her the shot he thought she deserved. This was due to her getting panned for movies like this less than High School play caught on film perhaps by a proud parent and mistakenly published by ANY movie studio.
This movie sucked.
Uma Thurman looks ridiculous in drag while faking an English accent. But the male lead doesn't even try to fake an accent, so kudos to Uma I guess.
That's just the beginning.
The campy hokey music playing during every fight scene makes me believe this was intended as a comedy. But the rest of the movie is an attempt at drama, with dramatic music while horses speed by. Dramatic music while people jump in rivers. Dramatic music while plans are being made and even presented. (But not during any fight.)
The Baron's court scenes include no furniture, none. No throne. (No budget, no prop master who knew how to make furniture? Both? Is the King on a budget? Allergic to wood and fabric?)
Jurgen Prochnow overacts tremendously, irritatingly so. Das Boot this is not. Das Bomb? Yes.
The whole movie is just, bad.
Every copy should be bought up and stockpiled to become required purchase and viewing by all theater and performing arts students. A lesson in exactly how not to make a movie.
That is the only thing I can think of which might redeem this drivel.
This movie sucked.
Uma Thurman looks ridiculous in drag while faking an English accent. But the male lead doesn't even try to fake an accent, so kudos to Uma I guess.
That's just the beginning.
The campy hokey music playing during every fight scene makes me believe this was intended as a comedy. But the rest of the movie is an attempt at drama, with dramatic music while horses speed by. Dramatic music while people jump in rivers. Dramatic music while plans are being made and even presented. (But not during any fight.)
The Baron's court scenes include no furniture, none. No throne. (No budget, no prop master who knew how to make furniture? Both? Is the King on a budget? Allergic to wood and fabric?)
Jurgen Prochnow overacts tremendously, irritatingly so. Das Boot this is not. Das Bomb? Yes.
The whole movie is just, bad.
Every copy should be bought up and stockpiled to become required purchase and viewing by all theater and performing arts students. A lesson in exactly how not to make a movie.
That is the only thing I can think of which might redeem this drivel.