One of the most romantic stories ever told is brought to the big-screen in this adaptation of "Tristan & Isolde". It's okay..I wouldn't rave about it, but it's kept afloat purely on the performance of the rather marvellous Rufus Sewell. He shines in his role as Marke, a person who just wants to do the right thing and be a good person. Sophia Myles and James Franco are woefully miscast, their accents waver and they don't have much chemistry to play star-crossed lovers. The film is also filled with factual errors...an Irish Princess using stirrups, a reference to the "Celts" early in the film, the reference to the "English" and "England" long before these expressions were even invented! Less fussy viewers than I might find it mildly entertaining, but with errors like this I just found it irritating. The story itself is wonderful though but I would recommend the operatic version instead of this lite version.
Review of Tristan + Isolde
