Tristan & Isolde

Directed by The Count of Monte Cristo's Kevin Reynolds, starring James Franco, Rufus Sewell and Sophia Myles.

Britain was once divided in several clans, defeated and weak as opposed to Ireland. Marke, a wise British leader, tried to unite Britain and along the way, saw the death of Tristan's parents, and later on treat Tristan as his own son. One day, during an attack Tristan was hurt and declated dead by his mates. Sent away to the river in a wooden boat, Tristan then arrived ashore the Irish land and met the daughter of the Irish leader Donnchadh, Isolde, who treated the wounds of the apparently undead Tristan. Lying about his name, Isolde's feelings toward Tristan grew and so did Tristan's. Then came the time when Tristan had to go back to fight for Britain. Well, long story short, they met again but under the circumstances, Isolde had to marry Marke--who didn't know a thing about Tristan and Isolde's history, and Tristan had to decide.. Was he to betray Marke, a man who he regarded as his own father, or did he have to let go of his love?

Hm... Watched it because of James Franco and because I needed some romance. And how disappointed I was. First off, James didn't work on his accent at all. I mean, come on. He was the only one speaking with an American accent and that was just ridiculous. Second, he wasn't good. Third, the whole movie was pretty blah and pointless. Well actually I DO love the concept, the story, but somehow I don't think it was executed well.. It's probably not bad for those romantic lovers, but still.. James's weak performance made the movie very very blah. And we all know he could do a thousand times better than that. But yea, on a brighter note, Sophia Myles was kinda pretty, the story was kinda romantic, and the piece of poetry by John Donne that Isolde read was goddamn beautiful. Loved it. Probably the best thing in the whole movie. Hahahaha..

5 / 10.

"If our two loves be one, or thou and I Love so alike that none can slacken, none can die."