Title: An epic disaster.
Review: I've enjoyed quite a bit of Michael Crichton's novel to film adaptations, such as Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sphere, Disclosure, and Congo (the last film on a very campy level). The 13th Warrior, of all the ones I've seen, is his only truly bad adaptation. It's weak on all levels, even on action. When it should be exhilarating, The 13th Warrior looks incompetent. When it should be bold and stirring, the film is muddled and boring.As a matter of fact, I have yet to understand how so many people could even like this movie. The acting is fairly bad, the plot is a pointless rendition of The Road Warrior, the battle scenes are filmed in almost complete darkness or slow motion, and the film offers nothing substantial in way of history.
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