David Lowrey's rewriting of the medieval poem Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight is well-acted, and has some lovely art direction, it ultimately misses the mark in several ways: the CGI is murky, the crucial section at Sir Bertilak's castle is truncated, and the ending is muddled at best. The poem having an ambiguous meaning is fine—you can debate whether it's a celebration of chivalry, an elegy for it, or even a satire of it—but to leave the ending as ambiguous here as it is robs the film of any real meaning. Starring Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, and Ralph Ineson. Written and Drected by David Lowrey.   To hear the entire episode, join the Mary Versus the Movies patreon for $3/month to hear this and the entire series Hollywood Avalon: https://www.patreon.com/maryvsmovies. If you are reading this newsletter, you may already be a member!

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