I taped this incredible miniseries when it was first shown on TV, and have never regretted my decision. Every aspect of the movie is done quite well. The trolls' makeup is quite exceptional (The first time I saw it, I could NOT tell that Ed O'Niell played the Troll King), and I loved the costumes, particularly the beautiful gowns worn in Part 5. Now, for the awesome performances. Kimberly Williams was great as Virginia, and John Larroquette was quite funny as Tony. Dianne Wiest's performance as the Queen was a complete departure from the perky soccer moms that she played in some of her past movies(e.g. Edward Scissorhands, the Lost Boys, etc.), but she does it quite well. Also, I think that the three troll kids were underrated by most critics. I found them to be funny and entertaining, and I cannot understand why anyone could feel otherwise about them. Rutger Hauer did an excellent job as the Huntsman, and they should have made him a more major character. However,the real star of the Tenth Kingdom was Scott Cohen, whose performance as Wolf was nothing short of perfection. He had just the right mixture of humor and seriousness, and I couldn't help rooting for him. The only thing that they could have improved about this movie was maybe by making the fight scenes between Wolf and the Huntsman a bit longer and more serious.Basically, however,this was simply a great movie, and is definitely worthy of a sequel.
Review of The 10th Kingdom
