Title: The mini-series that somehow managed to get it ALL wrong.
Product review: First of all, I read (several times) the unabridged book and enjoyed it greatly. This "movie" is a hatchet job on perhaps the most brilliant tale of chivalry of all time. The book "Ivanhoe" was an extremely romanticized portrayal of the 12th century, doing so for literary effect. The movie takes great pains to make you hate the era as brutal and sadistic. Graphic scenes of torture are added; gross historical inaccuracies abound. Any good actors in this film are wasted by an inept adaptation and childish direction.
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