Chris Pine reunites with his Hell or High Water director for this historical action drama where he plays Scottish warrior king Robert the Bruce.
"Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne." (Toronto International Film Festival)
A dumb, bloody, sort-of sequel to Braveheart, this take on Robert the Bruce's battle for Scottish independence is entertaining but fairly empty. If you're after a mentally unchallenging swords-and-shields action flick, this will scratch the itch, but the source material and filmmaker could have delivered so much more.
Full reviewWhatever its value as rabble-rousing historical reenactment, "Outlaw King" never quite compares to the many films it's so keen to imitate, and in some cases outright quote.
Full reviewThe picture takes a while to hit its stride. But once it does, there is much to enjoy in this big, brawling ruck of an action movie.
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The movie is a juicy slab of cinematic red meat, a symphony of mud, blood and viscera set to a soundtrack of thundering hoofbeats and howls of vengeance.
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Pine is fully committed to Robert's mission, but the film has a hard time making him a compelling character, even with a wife and daughter on hand to make him relatable. And it takes forever for his military campaign to get rolling.
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I don't expect Outlaw King to be 100% or even 50% historically accurate. But I do expect it to be interesting, and time and again the movie opts for the simplistic rather than the complex.
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