Law Cummer (lcummer)

The most entertaining dysfunctional family drama ever filmed, made all the more interesting by the 12th-century backdrop and superb performances by O'Toole, Kate Hepburn, a particularly bright-eyed and young Anthony Hopkins, and a wonderfully scheming Timothy Dalton. The man might not be able to be James Bond, but his feigned-foppish King Phillip of France could have been written by Niccolo Machiavelli. The dialogue is tremendously clever. Hepburn won an Oscar, but O'Toole is still the pick of the litter in my books.

I can watch this movie again and again and again. Just hearing the soundtrack immediately sucks me into the screen. This is the ultimate story of stepping up and being a man in the face of adversity. Whether you love Westerns (which I do) or not, you can't help but empathise with Gary Cooper's desperate attempts to protect his town of unworthies. The romantic story with with new pacifist bride is a wonderful touch. This movie stands up against the test of time, even if the soundtrack places it as a 50s Western.