I watched this movie on TV last night, I went in blind, all I knew was it was a re-imagining of Shakespeare's King Lear and it starred Patrick Stewart and Roy Scheider. That was enough for me, so I gave it a chance and was pleased I did.
Roy Scheider is simply wonderful here, stealing the movie right from under the nose of Patrick Stewart, which is no easy feat (even with his dodgy accent) because Stewart is on top form here too.
Your heart just goes out to him. You just want to help him. One complaint I did have was, he gets so far gone in such a short amount of time.
A good effort and worth a watch at least once.
Roy Scheider is simply wonderful here, stealing the movie right from under the nose of Patrick Stewart, which is no easy feat (even with his dodgy accent) because Stewart is on top form here too.
Your heart just goes out to him. You just want to help him. One complaint I did have was, he gets so far gone in such a short amount of time.
A good effort and worth a watch at least once.