Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Reviews

Back then in 1992, 2 movies celebrating the discovery of America were released. Even though '1492' didn't get the best critics, compared to this mess, it was a real masterpiece. Indeed, this other version was directed by John Glenn who was mostly famous for making a few decent James Bond flicks in the past but this time his directing was not inspired at all. The title role was portrayed by a total unknown, Georges Corraface, who didn't look bad but gave a really weak performance. The rest of the cast was actually interesting (Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck, Rachel Ward, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benicio del Toro), even though it was pretty ridiculous and unconvincing to have Tom Selleck portraying a king. The biggest mistake they made is that you never get the feeling that you are actually witnessing one of the greatest adventures of humankind and this movie follows the trend of the all the other dreadful movies Marlon Brando did at the end of his illustrious career. To conclude, the whole thing is pretty bad and patheric, it is just plain boring and not worth a look whatsoever.