Attila (2001)

So much average

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

One great movie, did not get as much attention as Troy, but Attila was one of the most power leaders at the time. The movie was entertaining and I don't care if it wasn't historical or not. It was real sad, real fights, real sexy and a great story. It is a little long (2.5+ hrs.) and some people might find this movie to be a little boring since some parts are slow. Just talking and so on, but when the fighting starts it's exciting. I rate it 10/10 since it's one of the best Greek/Roman movies I've seen in years.There are only 2 known Hollywood stars in this movie and Tim Curry being the biggest. Remember the funny guy playing in Home Alone 2 and 3 Musketeers? Otherwise all other characters are not that big.

You can like this film a lot but you have to be either a woman because only they can spend four hours watching clothes and men or you have to be 15 years old who think anything big is good. This movie has no connection with the historical character Attila. After half an hour I realized my mistake and started fast forwarding the film. I think I finished this film in 1:45 minutes and read about the real character on wikipedia. Its funny that people found this movie great, epic drama etc etc. Its a cheap entertainment for people who cant even see historical foreigners as foreigners, they would rather have their own people act like Mongolians. I am waiting for the day when Hollywood make a film on martin Luther king with Tom cruise as Martin Luther king and peter 'O tool as Bayard Rustin. I'm sure Americans will love it. Its funny to read the reviews. People wrote how sexy and good looking Gerry is. How mindlessly can people watch TV? Still I will ask all history freaks to watch it because this film has so many mistakes that you end up reading the whole profile of Attila. The man was simply a barbarian. watch this film as his cartoon caricature and read about him. Barbarian bastard. 2/10

I read all the reviews of this movie Attila, and decided after seeing Timeline that I needed to see this one as well. I was not disappointed in any way. It is as the critics said it was, spectacular, battle scenes like in Braveheart, and the story so rich and entertaining. The sets made you feel you were truly in Rome. The scenery was colorful and lovely. Seeing the two brothers face off in a battle to be king was awesome when I realized both actors did their own stunts. It was a fierce scene and one I will not easily forget. I have never seen such an actor as Gerard Butler portray this complex character of Attila as he has. He is so gorgeously handsome, I could hardly take my eyes off him. He was so phenomenal in the role. All of the characters brought to the screen just a fabulous movie. I give it 10 stars. Great movie, plenty of action, and romance.

Dramatic, colorful exploration of ancient power struggle between Romans and the Huns with the emphasis on spectacle, battles and romance, all produced for TV with taste and skill evident in every frame. All the performances are top notch.GERARD BUTLER does an excellent job as Attila the Hun, the arrogant warrior with the intense gaze whose Roman rival is played (with more restraint) by POWERS BOOTHE, who resembles a younger, less craggy John Huston both in voice and demeanor. Butler has full command of his role and surely must be considered a threat to other more famous performers like Mel Gibson and Russell Crowe. He has star quality and it's on full display here.SIMMONE MACKINNON is effective in a dual role as two of the women in his life and REG ROGERS has some scene-stealing moments as Valentinian, the wimpy son of ALICE KRIGE. His final scene with Powers Boothe is a shocker. TIM CURRY has a small role but makes the most of it.Gritty battle scenes seem a little too extended for my taste, but it's hard not to appreciate what's been accomplished through a superior script, firm direction, effective background music and authentic looking cinematography that is as rich and rewarding as anything you might see on the big screen. Has the flavor of a Cecil B. DeMille production and all of the qualities you might expect from such an epic.The length is a factor to consider--perhaps editing would have tightened the whole story structure when compiling it for one video which runs over three hours. But this is a keeper! And it looks especially smashing on DVD!