James Purefoy waves his sword about in period epic, Ironclad.
Heres Ryans review of a full-blooded siege film…
The real star ofIronclad, though, is its eyeball-popping violence.
And as daft as the film sometimes seems, much of what takes place is actually quite accurate.
King John really was a nasty piece of work, though, as my subsequent research revealed.
This would certainly explain why the composition looks so askew in some shots.
Its equally difficult to pluck up enthusiasm for the discs meagre selection of bonus features.
These amount to little more than a collection of brief interviews withIronclads cast.
Giamattis is the most memorable, largely because he feels like suffering from a horrifying cold.
Film:
you could rent or buyIroncladatBlockbuster.co.uk.
Rating:
3 out of 5
