An average movie

Since I'm a huge fan of Al Pacino, I watch pretty much everything he has done, even his more obscure work. Well, this movie must be one of his most forgotten ones that's for sure but I don't think it was that bad, actually. After starring in 'Scarface', he showed up in this flick but it was such a flop that Pacino didn't make another movie for 4 years. Apparently, this movie flopped so bad that it was almost single-handedly responsible for a decade-long financial crisis in the industry after the massive losses scared off the financing for other British films for many years to come. Now, that's quite something... Basically, it was a huge historical epic taking place during the American revolution and you might indeed wonder if Al Pacino was the best choice to portray a trapper. To round up the cast, there was also Donald Sutherland and Nastassja Kinski, two other actors among my favorites. I don't know, even if the story was indeed not really mind-blowing, I thought it looked really good and the whole thing was rather intriguing to watch. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was at the time a massive failure, I think it is actually worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10