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The Mists of Avalon | Year: 2001 Classification: Drama Directed: - Uli Edel Could have been better... Could have been much better though some of the scenes in this film are worth watching...if you've read the book. Throughout the scenes depicting Morgaine's training...well, lets say those are the most worthwhile ones. Juliana Margulies was perfectly cast in this role. Joan Allen and Anjelica Houston also give great performances. However, if I were to have had my hand in the making of this movie, I would have added at least an extra two hours to it so that it didn't seem to be moving so fast. I also would have (and pardon my saying so) recast Mordred, Arthur, Lancelot, and Uther. The women did fine...the men...well, lets say they need dialect training and some acting lessons.<BR>Oh, and as a side note, the music (especially Loreena McKennitt's Mystic's Dream) is fantastic. Go get the soundtrack. Intoxicating This was a television movie adapted from Marion Zimmer Bradley's awesome book by the same title. It tells the doomed story of King Arthur from the point of view of the the women: his mother, aunts, sister and wife. The main character is Morgaine (Julianna Margulies) who is Arthur's sister and a priestess of Avalon. She does a wonderful job playing the part as do the other leading women. The book is breath-taking to begin with and Arthurian lore always makes for an exciting story of love, deciet, betrayal and honor. Though the characters are well-played the story does not flow very well and, I think, did not do the book much justice. A lot of things were not only left-out, but also changed which made it a bit disappointing. However, the grandeur of the sets and costumes all weave a magical kind of satisfaction while you are watching. I still found it to be a worth-while movie and I have one copy taped off of the TV and also one on DVD. It's that good. =) Read the book first! Despite the great disappointment obviously felt by one of the reviewers, reading the book before the movie made watching the movie much more enjoyable. My expectations for the movie weren't so high. Despite the formidable talent of the cast, I didn't think there could be any way that a 4 hour TV movie could do the book justice. There simply wasn't enough time. MZB's creative and complex retelling of the Arthurian legend might possibly be better done in an 8 hour movie -- at least. My problem with the movie was the same one I had with the book -- I found both to be a little too melodramatic. Don't get me wrong. I liked them both very much. My apologies if I offend any hard core fans. I also thought the best scenes were when Arthur & Morgaine were separated as children (the boy who played Arthur displayed the most compelling and believable grief that I've ever seen in a child actor); and when Mordred confronted Morgause about the truth of his parentage and his destiny. If you like Arthurian legend, this movie is worth the watching. Buy The Mists Of Avalon at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Mists Of Avalon Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Mists Of Avalon This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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