![]() ![]() Butler makes for a worthy protagonist even though it is said that the barrel-chested Attila was short of stature with half-Asian features (Gerard is 6'2"). The cinematography, costumes, score and locations are notable, although some of the Roman sets are dubious. Sure, there's a comic book tone to the proceedings, but the story moves briskly, never getting bogged down, and the complications of the events are made palatable. Not in the realm of technical quality, since those movies cost way more to make, but in the realm of quality characters and compelling story. "Braveheart"? "Gladiator"? These pale in comparison. Despite its TV-budget limitations, "Attila" is one of the greatest sword & sandal flicks I've ever seen. You wouldn't expect much from "Attila," especially when the contemporaneous TV epic "Druids" is astonishingly amateurish (albeit worthwhile in a so-bad-it's-good way), but "Attila" is pleasantly surprising. ![]()
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