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Title: A Lousy Arthur
Review: Recently when at the video store I got "Merlin" mixed up in my head with with a BBC production of the same name, mistaking the former for the latter. When I got home and realized my error I figured, 'Go ahead and watch it, how bad can it be?' Heck, it has Sam Neill, Martin Short, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Rutger Hauer in it!The answer is that it can be pretty damn bad and a complete waste of time. So much so, that it's difficult to find anything good to say about the movie. Casting: Sam Neill as a believable Merlin? Maybe if the film were made in 1975 and not 1995. Acting: it's as stiff as can be imagined. The actor's have to be treating "Merlin" as just a paycheck. Direction, cinematography, score? Forget 'em, they're no improvement over the casting and acting.Don't make my mistake; this one is a loser.
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