I rented this movie mainly to see Timothy Dalton. As I wasn't expecting an epic I wasn't overly disappointed by what was a fairly average movie.
My biggest complaint about this movie was the script. The dialogue was awful and often sounded extremely contrived. Dalton, as usual, was excellent and surprisingly so was Rupert Graves as the insecure Octavian. However Dalton's wonderful presence could not overcome the poor dialogue of the movie. Neither could it overcome the inadequacy of Cleopatra. Leonor Varela was clearly out of her depth and it was painful to watch her.
The movie was also far too long. If a movie is going to be 3 hours long then it must have an extremely interesting story that can hold an audience. I felt myself becoming bored after the first hour. Overall, this movie was nothing more or less than I expected and I would only recommend it if you have either a fan of Dalton's or have an interest in camp movies about Ancient Egypt.
5/10
My biggest complaint about this movie was the script. The dialogue was awful and often sounded extremely contrived. Dalton, as usual, was excellent and surprisingly so was Rupert Graves as the insecure Octavian. However Dalton's wonderful presence could not overcome the poor dialogue of the movie. Neither could it overcome the inadequacy of Cleopatra. Leonor Varela was clearly out of her depth and it was painful to watch her.
The movie was also far too long. If a movie is going to be 3 hours long then it must have an extremely interesting story that can hold an audience. I felt myself becoming bored after the first hour. Overall, this movie was nothing more or less than I expected and I would only recommend it if you have either a fan of Dalton's or have an interest in camp movies about Ancient Egypt.
5/10