I didn't like this movie. I was planning to see a good movie, based on the novel of the Polish Nobel- prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz. I thought director has made some good movies in the past and hence the new super production with the budget of USD 18 MM (highest budget Polish movie ever had!) with many of the Poland's leading actors. I was wrong. The movie was crappy. It was boring, it was amateurish, and some actors would better do staying at home or sticking to their original professions (Rafal Kubacki- world judo champion- Ursus). Director together with the camera operator must have been asleep at their movie courses as there was no action. Even the scenes that could have been dramatic were not. It was boring at the most.
Unless I got it wrong. Maybe they were planning to make a farce, comedy and yet I didn't get it? Even if so I wouldn't rate it over "5". You just don't make that kind of movies in the year 2001. You could have made it in the '60's, '70's but not today! If I were you dear reader, I'd rather go and see "Gladiator" again. Or if you want to stick to Polish historic movies- go ahead and see "Ogniem i Mieczem" or "Pan Tadeusz" or "Pan Wolodyjowski" instead.
One of my thoughts during whole 2h 50' of the show was: "What the heck did they do with the money?". I personally hope they had many really good parties on which the money was spent as I can't see at even half of the budget in the movie. Maybe salaries, clothes, locations were expensive but I don't believe it was THAT EXPENSIVE.
One of my friends comment about "QV" was: "The movie was real misery. I regret I went to see it". I don't think one can make more insulting comment about the movie and this alone should discourage you from spending money to see it.
Unless I got it wrong. Maybe they were planning to make a farce, comedy and yet I didn't get it? Even if so I wouldn't rate it over "5". You just don't make that kind of movies in the year 2001. You could have made it in the '60's, '70's but not today! If I were you dear reader, I'd rather go and see "Gladiator" again. Or if you want to stick to Polish historic movies- go ahead and see "Ogniem i Mieczem" or "Pan Tadeusz" or "Pan Wolodyjowski" instead.
One of my thoughts during whole 2h 50' of the show was: "What the heck did they do with the money?". I personally hope they had many really good parties on which the money was spent as I can't see at even half of the budget in the movie. Maybe salaries, clothes, locations were expensive but I don't believe it was THAT EXPENSIVE.
One of my friends comment about "QV" was: "The movie was real misery. I regret I went to see it". I don't think one can make more insulting comment about the movie and this alone should discourage you from spending money to see it.