El Cid was an interesting film to watch.
It provides some great moments of grandeur and scale during it battle sequences but falls short on characters. I found almost all the characters in the film pretty forgettable and not really worth investing in, they all managed to have something off about them. Yes people are flawed so why shouldn't their characters be? But there was something else slightly intangible going on as well.
The film is an unnecessary 3 hours long, I like a good epic but the story didn't shirt that much nor provide intricacies that required such a long running time.
It is enjoyable to watch but could have been a lot better :)
It provides some great moments of grandeur and scale during it battle sequences but falls short on characters. I found almost all the characters in the film pretty forgettable and not really worth investing in, they all managed to have something off about them. Yes people are flawed so why shouldn't their characters be? But there was something else slightly intangible going on as well.
The film is an unnecessary 3 hours long, I like a good epic but the story didn't shirt that much nor provide intricacies that required such a long running time.
It is enjoyable to watch but could have been a lot better :)