Imme-van-Gorp

This started off really well with a very intriguing setting we were immediately thrown into. The characters definitely captured my interest as well and they showed a lot of potential for depth and relationships.

However, the movie lost quite a bit of its steam and charm when it went into the cliche story of "villain tries to destroy the world and the heroes try to stop him." I wasn't particularly interested in that story and I was hoping for more; for example, I would have really liked to see Tom and Hester travel and discover more of the ins and outs of this dystopian world through their own trials and tribulations, instead. The relationships ultimately failed to develop in a meaningful way as well, which was such a shame, because there really was so much potential there (not just in terms of romances, but also Hester's family dynamics).

In short, the first half of this movie was truly great, but the second half failed to deliver and was quite disappointing.

The gothic atmosphere, horror aesthetic and gloomy visuals really did work perfectly here; it was all very camp, but in a good way. The mystery was surprisingly well-done, too.

That said, the emotional depth was quite minimal, which made it harder for me to truly feel as invested as I would have liked.

This movie definitely wasn't what I was expecting. I was really hoping to see more of the brotherhood between Arthur and Lancelot (and especially their love for Guinevere). However, this movie turned out to be more heavy on the action than the emotion. It just wasn't what I wanted it to be, and I honestly felt bored more often than not.