Michael's Movie Grade: C
An okay historical action film.
This film is based off of the life of the brilliant Czech military mind Jan Žižka. However, it is probably best if you know about him before watching the movie. This is because the movie provides us with little to any backstory, leaving us not to understand the historical importance of this man until we read it in the epilogue after all the action is done. This is not to say the film is not entertaining in its own right. The main two characters while not having much depth (which can be off-putting when they are based off real people) are likable enough and easy to root for. There is also a wonderful chemistry between Ben Foster and Sophie Lowe. The two work very well together and are a delight to watch sharing the screen. It is during these moments that the film really comes to life and frankly whenever the film turns away from them, it can get a little boring. This movie is also a wonderful looking film. Obviously, a lot of care was taken into making this movie look as atmospheric as possible. Some of these scenes have a haunting and powerful look to them that really makes some cliché scenes work quite well. The action scenes (while not for the squeamish) are very capably done but lack the excitement that could really make them stand out.
This movie is entertaining, but it is one that you will forget about not too long after you watch it.
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