A good movie

As a follow up to his impressive debut 'Layer cake', Matthew Vaughn decided to direct something completely different, a Fantasy feature. Since I kept hearing many good things about it, I eventually checked it out and I had some pretty huge expectations. Honestly, even though I did indeed enjoy it, I actually think it was a little bit underwhelming and I think the whole thing is rather overrated. I mean, yes, it was very well directed, the whole thing looked good, there was an impressive cast (Claire Danes, Ian McKellen (only narrator), Ben Barnes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Sienna Miller, Peter O'Toole, Mark Strong) and they all gave some decent performances. Still, I was entertained by the whole thing but I was expecting more, especially after hearing so many good things about it. I guess, the main issue I had was with the story. Indeed, in my opinion, there were too many storylines, the whole thing was rather unfocused and I thought it was eventually rather messy. Still, if you compare this movie to all the garbage starring De Niro recently, you can say that the damned thing is pretty much a masterpiece. To conclude, even though I thought it was slightly disappointing, I have to admit it, it is a very well made and entertaining flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Matthew Vaughn’s work.

7/10