this stupid bullshit which i love.
i can't quite recall why exactly there was such a push for these leather baddie epicified (?) fairytale adaptations at this point in time -- i think it was literally just some sort of response to game of thrones? -- but, regardless, i'm grateful they exist and with all their silliness. third act had a good amount of pure having-fun-with-it moments, which was all i came for to be honest, and that made the…
ohh yes this is delicious. i love charlie hunnam, i love arthurian shit and resistance stories, and i'm certainly partial to some high-testosterone blokey guy ritchie nonsense. those sword sequences were just so insane but i'd be lying if i said they weren't right up my alley. ton of fun to be had here.
shout-out to the lady of the lake, legendary diva.
"you look well, and i feel poor. but who would i rather be?"
finally, in a year full of both bland template music biopics and horrible musicals, we get some real shit to cap off 2024. while jon m chu was too busy copying the greatest showman's homework, michael gracey is out here actually trying to push himself and the medium.
i've had such a journey with this movie: initially scoffing at the concept of a robbie williams story (having never really given the man much thought), to being immediately sold on the…
