Showing posts with label Antoine Fuqua. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antoine Fuqua. Show all posts

16.11.13

king arthur (2004)

"Arthur and his knights, a leader, both Britain and Roman."
Arthur (Clive Owen) and his band of Sarmatian 'knights' are bound to serve the Roman army for 15 years. On their last day of service, they are tasked to travel north, beyond Hadrian's wall, and save a Roman family from the invading Saxon hoards, but once he finds them, he also finds Guinevere (Keira Knightley), a Woad princess, who makes him re-think of his life choices.
Tries to be an epic, but is in reality a confusing and ill conceived adventure, that throws huge historical inaccuracies into what purports to be a more 'realistic' take on the chivalrous tale.

7.10.13

the replacement killers (1998)

"Along the way I developed a problem watching you die."
Hitman John Lee (Yun-Fat Chow) hits a snag with his chosen career, his conscience starts to bother him. So much so that he declines to kill a detective (Michael Rooker) when he finds out he has a child. A bit of a problem, when that is your job. His bosses are not pleased, and John attempts to flee, seeking out a forger (Mira Sorvino) to obtain papers for China, but they find themselves caught between the crime boss (Kenneth Tsang), his replacement killers, and the detective (Michael Rooker).
Frenetic thriller, that follows the Hong Kong cinema's style over substance rule of thumb.