Camelot (2011): a review
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Since I am a huge fan of the Arthurian saga, I am always on the look out
for new adaptations of the myth. So as you can imagine I was very much
excited about this show when I first heard it was coming out, but I am
afraid that I was rather dissapointed because I did have much higher
expectations.
Fist of all, I honestly did not like Jamie Campbell Bower
as King Arthur. I mean seriously apart from the fact that he is a
blonde, scrawny feminine male lead the boy cannot act. Seriously. He
like empty of air and blood walking around trying to pretend that he is
the one and future King. I totally found myself wishing Morgan -Eva
Green- will kick his pathetic, blonde ass.
On the other hand Morgan was an amazing excellent choice. Eva Green
brings something really new and fresh in the role of Morgan Pendargon
and although you can see how seriously wrong she is about Igraine you
can totally understand why and feel for her. I mean she was just a
little girl whose mother was murdered by her own barbarian father and
was send away in a nunery. Can you rwally blame her for hating Igraine? I
definately cannot. She is a very human, kick ass, amazingly impressive
Igraine. All she has to do is walk in the room and your blood is
freezing! I did like her voice and how she spoke her lines and that
extra edge which she puts in every word and how she drugs her voice. I
do wish we had a little more information about what was going on on that
nunery of hers and maybe just maybe a few flashbacks.
Now, Tamsin Egerton is
very beautiful. So beautiful, I am feeling sorry that I did not like
her Guinevere. I did not found her acting good and sometimes she looked
like she was bored, but then again with that Arthur why she wouldn't be.
I did not think there was chemistry between her and Arthur, but I did
like her with Leontes and I have to admit that she was more alive with
him. Another think is that I keep wondering how the writers where
excactly planning to continue the story and lead her to meet the love of
her life Lancelot without her being a total floozy that makes a habbit
of cheating her husband. However I did like the way the built the story
and how the distinction between how things really happened and how the
legend of King Arthur says they did. An excellent example is how the
story of the Lady of the Lake and the sword in the stone was created.
Merlin and Igraine were interesting characters and well-portraited and
there story was really worth watching and I do wish they had more screen
time.
I actually enjoyed Camelot because I did like the way it told the story
and because of the kick ass Morgan, but it could have been such a better
show if they haven't miscasted Arthur and it would have been such a
welcome surprise if I actually didn't wish Morgan to have it all, the
Pedragon castle, Camelot, the crown and Guinivere so that she can show
the little brat how things are done!
Since I am a huge fan of the Arthurian saga, I am always on the look out
for new adaptations of the myth. So as you can imagine I was very much
excited about this show when I first heard it was coming out, but I am
afraid that I was rather dissapointed because I did have much higher
expectations.
Fist of all, I honestly did not like Jamie Campbell Bower
as King Arthur. I mean seriously apart from the fact that he is a
blonde, scrawny feminine male lead the boy cannot act. Seriously. He
like empty of air and blood walking around trying to pretend that he is
the one and future King. I totally found myself wishing Morgan -Eva
Green- will kick his pathetic, blonde ass.
On the other hand Morgan was an amazing excellent choice. Eva Green
brings something really new and fresh in the role of Morgan Pendargon
and although you can see how seriously wrong she is about Igraine you
can totally understand why and feel for her. I mean she was just a
little girl whose mother was murdered by her own barbarian father and
was send away in a nunery. Can you rwally blame her for hating Igraine? I
definately cannot. She is a very human, kick ass, amazingly impressive
Igraine. All she has to do is walk in the room and your blood is
freezing! I did like her voice and how she spoke her lines and that
extra edge which she puts in every word and how she drugs her voice. I
do wish we had a little more information about what was going on on that
nunery of hers and maybe just maybe a few flashbacks.
Now, Tamsin Egerton is
very beautiful. So beautiful, I am feeling sorry that I did not like
her Guinevere. I did not found her acting good and sometimes she looked
like she was bored, but then again with that Arthur why she wouldn't be.
I did not think there was chemistry between her and Arthur, but I did
like her with Leontes and I have to admit that she was more alive with
him. Another think is that I keep wondering how the writers where
excactly planning to continue the story and lead her to meet the love of
her life Lancelot without her being a total floozy that makes a habbit
of cheating her husband. However I did like the way the built the story
and how the distinction between how things really happened and how the
legend of King Arthur says they did. An excellent example is how the
story of the Lady of the Lake and the sword in the stone was created.
Merlin and Igraine were interesting characters and well-portraited and
there story was really worth watching and I do wish they had more screen
time.
I actually enjoyed Camelot because I did like the way it told the story
and because of the kick ass Morgan, but it could have been such a better
show if they haven't miscasted Arthur and it would have been such a
welcome surprise if I actually didn't wish Morgan to have it all, the
Pedragon castle, Camelot, the crown and Guinivere so that she can show
the little brat how things are done!