An average movie

I had already seen this movie but since it was a while ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. This feature clearly stands out in Roland Emmerich's filmography since he had made so far some big SF features like 'Stargate' or 'Independence Day' but the end-result was not bad at all. Indeed, what he basically did was to take his usual massive actions scenes and moved them in a different time period and, within this interesting context, it was actually quite rewarding and entertaining. On top of that, with Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger, the first who was still a major a draw at the box-office and the second who was just breaking through at the time, he had some really talented actors and it gave this epic tale some extra  weight. To be honest, I don't really think that the story was really amazing and it was a typical plot with a predictable arc. Basically, it was the whole gimmick of the lethal warrior who doesn't want to fight anymore but, of course, he goes to war anyway because, otherwise, there wouldn’t be any story to tell. Sure, it was entertaining but it wasn't really deep whatsoever. Still, all in all, it remains a decent blockbuster and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10