Reviews

This production is really an appalling adaptation of the original 90's British mini series. The original was a satire on the British political system. Ian Richardson was fabulous in his portrayal of Francis Urquart (Frank Underwood in US version).

The US series is just another mediocre political drama with little of the original wicked, satirical humor in the original. Kevin Spacey's monologues to the camera are pointless and humorless compared to the original 90's Series. If Netflix are going into producing their own content, they need to spend their money on something a little more original rather than doing a poor adaptation of an innovative series!

This is definitely not the best "Merlin" movie ever made. Low budget it certainly is, but the movie is not terrible! James Callis is an English actor trying to replicate a Welsh accent and not very successfully. (I am Welsh so I am reasonably well qualified IMHO) Merlin would have probably been a Celtic Druid, and as the Celtic tribes occupied most of Britain and Europe until the Romans conquest, it is highly likely that most of the mythology which the Romans absorbed from the Greeks would have been incorporated into Celtic religion. They certainly absorbed several Roman gods into their daily religious practices. This would explain references to Medusa etc. I hope this explains some of the apparent plot anomalies. Getting back to the movie, I gave it 5 stars because it is watchable. It is what it is..... The sort of movie to watch if you don't want a complicated plot. I can understand US viewers having problems with the welsh accent!