If he’s able to bring the same degree of energy and entertainment to King Arthur that he brought to Sherlock Holmes, then we may have a surprisingly big summer blockbuster on our hands — provided they picked the right opening weekend.
The film takes Guy Ritchie’s very clear filmmaking sensibilities and puts them on display in an uncharacteristic medieval setting.
It looks unlike anything that Ritchie has ever made before, and that’s what makes it so enticing.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is one of the few non-franchise action movies that has managed to keep us intrigued over the course of its long road to theaters.