'Medieval' review: The muddled story of a 15th-century hero
Ben Foster stars as a Czech folk hero tasked with protecting a lady in the gory, muddled "Medieval," directed by Petr Jákl.
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Ben Foster stars as a Czech folk hero tasked with protecting a lady in the gory, muddled "Medieval," directed by Petr Jákl.
This week, pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies: 'Pinocchio,' 'Barbarian' and 'Medieval.'
Petr Jakl writes and directs "Medieval", a new historical action-drama billed as the most expensive Czech Republic film ever made. In it, Ben Foster plays Jan Zizka, a Hussite general and Czech national hero who is considered one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians of his day. "Medieval" tells Zizka's story prior to his time as a renowned leader of a peasant revolt against a coalition of corrupt Catholic crusaders during the Bohemian Wars of the early 15th century.
The tale of Czech hero Jan Žižka is bold and violent on the battlefield but an utter slog when it gets mired in political intrigue
A self-serious allegory about duty and faith during miserable times.