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(June 27, 2021) Original

Release Date:

June 4, 2021

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “The adventures of Sir James Brooke, who defied the British Empire to rule a jungle kingdom in 1840s Borneo, embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy, slavery and head-hunting, and inspired LORD JIM and THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING.”

Poster Rating: C+

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Review: A nice color palette doesn’t quite make up for its rudimentary two-panel basis, though adding the slight mapping detail to the background makes it further interesting.

Trailer Rating: B+

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Review: It’s been a long time since we’ve had this kind of big screen narrative epic, an artform that has struggled to maintain its urgency since its demise in the late 1980s. The trailer does a suitable job giving the audience a feeling for its grand narrative, but not enough of an emphasis on the film’s actual plot.

Oscar Prospects:

It’s hard to know how this one will play out. It looks traditionally epic enough to be an Oscar contender, but the June release doesn’t suggest the film has much promise.

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Posters

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