A pay-the-bills type historical adventure flick from Riccardo Freda, the great man who made some cinematic classics during his directorial career in 1960s Italy. This one has an unusual setting - 16th century Italy - which normally isn't covered in the movies, and features an introspective artist as its lead. Heck, Michelangelo himself even appears in support. However, it's not a particularly exciting production, instead feeling overly talky and somewhat stagy. There are a couple of routine sword fights but these feel shoehorned into the production and things only really spring into life right at the climax. Brett Halsey is okay as the lead but everyone working on this has done better elsewhere, and as such it's very difficult to get excited about it.
Review of Il magnifico avventuriero
