The film tells the story of the legendary Arthur. Is a British leader who led Britain in the late fifth century against campaigns that wanted to invade Britain at a difficult time. Arthur is an officer in the cavalry of the Roman army and the Knights of the Round Table who defended Hadrian's wall against a group of rebels and invaders. It is a realistic view of a king who could defend Britain against the Saxon invaders and rebels in the late 5th and early 6th centuries.
Guinevere, no dainty princess she, is a kind of hardened medieval feminist, and the aggressor to Arthur's bashful but equally driven warrior, in both bed and on the battlefield.
Washington Post
July 09, 2004
By going back to its origins and dusting itself off, the King Arthur story has proved itself to have a very contemporary resonance.
A brash departure from the legend that retains the round table, but that's about it. Still, the contemporary echoes make the Dark Ages relevant again and the movie, while longwinded in parts, overcomes its shortcomings.
A title card says this King Arthur, grimly directed by Antoine Fuqua, is based on the latest research into the mythic past. Maybe so. But one can't help thinking the research that really counted was that into the more recent box-office charts.
