It takes a lot to ruin an historical battle epic for me, but these guys succeeded.
The director and writer obviously had an simplistic agenda: To show a victory of Christendom over Islam -- and to milk the coincidental historical date the Battle of Vienna (Sept. 11) for all it's worth. The jingoism is annoying enough. But the screenplay and the execution of the battle scenes also turns what should be an historically fascinating and action-packed story into a horrid trudge through the mud.
Why F. Murray Abraham would lend his considerable talents to such a mess is the only thing about the movie that could hold this viewer's interest.
The director and writer obviously had an simplistic agenda: To show a victory of Christendom over Islam -- and to milk the coincidental historical date the Battle of Vienna (Sept. 11) for all it's worth. The jingoism is annoying enough. But the screenplay and the execution of the battle scenes also turns what should be an historically fascinating and action-packed story into a horrid trudge through the mud.
Why F. Murray Abraham would lend his considerable talents to such a mess is the only thing about the movie that could hold this viewer's interest.