Cleopatra
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Movie Reviews of Cleopatra
Movie Review: Great
Summary: 4 Stars
I have it on VHS and the run time is 139 minutes and I wonder what I'm missing on the DVD with a longer run time. I can't wait to buy the DVD.Movie Review: Historically inaccurate and exaggerated
Summary: 3 Stars
I find it funny how this movie tries to make cleo patra into a superwomen type leader. Are we supposed to believe that Cleopatra with her small female frame who never lifted a finger to do anything consisting of labor can out dual and kill trained roman soldiers as what was shown in this movie.. Aside from that the other rediculous portrayal was not correctly pointing out that she had 2-3 kids with Marc Antony. Neither did they accurately portray that Octavian did kill Ceasarian but, instead we are lead to believe that he was given safe passage to india to one day return as a ruler of egypt and reinstate Cleo's legacy.
The main inaccuracy of this movie was to imply cleopatra had egyptian ancestory. The truth is that she was of Greek Ancestory. Her family which included her fathers Ptolemy's lineage were part Alexander the Great's conquest of Egypt. Hence the name of the city of Alexandria where Cleo resided.
In spite of this, the movie is entertaining. The wardrobe of the romans and egyptians looks real and the scale of the buildings look authentic.. The ships and some of the background scenaries such asn the sphinx however look fake which taints the visual quality of this film.
I'm a sucker for historical epic's so I will give it 3 stars. It wasnt terrible but, I expected a lot more from elizabeth taylor's cleo patra remake.
Movie Review: This Cleopatra is more soap, than true history
Summary: 3 Stars
I found watching this version to be too much of a soap opera, than a great victory between Egypt and Rome. Timothy Dalton played a worthy Caesar and was made for the role. Billy Zane made a perfect model for Antony, but his character did not amount to much. For instances, getting drunk and showing so little valor. Leonor Valera made an alright Cleopatra, but she was so childish and was so much a drama queen, than a true potrayal of Cleopatra. Too many disputes and bombastic arguements make the history and story so unreal. And the fleet of ships looked like they were computerized. I did not like that. This film needed some fixing up.Movie Review: Overblown Dialog Spoils Much
Summary: 2 Stars
I got this DVD as part of a set of Hallmark mini-series and hoped it would be as good as some of the others. The other mini-series were fantasy-based so unrealistic dialog worked just fine in them but this one was full of overly theatrical and unrealistic assertions which not only ruined the story by robbing it of any depth but also made it very difficult for the actors to perform well. After all, it's hard to credibly deliver one sweeping statement after another with little in between to connect those statements or build relationships to the point where they make sense.
I think the writers (perhaps properly) assumed viewers were familiar with the basic characters so they just skipped character development and went straight to having the characters speak in a macro fashion. This was a mistake and the entire miniseries suffers for it.
Timothy Dalton seems to give it his all despite poor material and Billy Zane either by virtue of his character or adequate acting chops does alright. Leonor Varela, unfortunately, is simply not up to the task of playing Cleopatra as she deserves to be portrayed. While waiting for Caesar, she seems to be waiting anxiously for her prom date to show up. In her scenes with Dalton, she seems to be acting in love rather than coming across as actually in love with him. She does look great though and can wear the revealing costumes well.
I wouldn't have bought this DVD on its own and I'm uncertain if I'll watch it again. I like mini-series in general and many of the Hallmark productions specifically but I'm afraid I can't recommend this one.
Movie Review: Lenora Valera is NO Cleopatra!
Summary: 2 Stars
The entire time while watching this three hour movie one thought ran through my mind: Lenora Valera could not possibly have been the best actress for this part.
She portrayed the great Queen of Egypt as a child who wore her mother's royal robes. In those scenes where she was supposed to look fierce or intimidating, she ended up looking constipated. Caesar, the most powerful man in the world (now THAT portrayal I believed. Thanks, Tim Dalton!) fell in love with her?! Suuuure. A Queen whose only skills lie in the bedroom? You would think that the great Caesar would fall in love with a woman who knew political strategy and possessed maturity. Apparently not.
Positives? Timothy Dalton was a delight to see, and he bought his considerable acting skills to the role of Caesar. Again, Lenora Valera ruined this for me. I kept asking myself, "Why would this man fall in love with this woman?"
Billy Zane. Hmmm...if he meant to portray Marc Antony as a drunk living in Caesar's shadow...well done. In this regard, I do believe that he and Cleopatra were well suited.
The costumes. Loved the Egyptian costumes. The headdresses? Not so much.
I can only give this movie 2 stars.