Liebe hat zwei Gesichter (1996)

Liebe hat zwei Gesichter: Directed by Barbra Streisand. With Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, George Segal. A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.

“Taking cues from Robin Hood and Braveheart, The Bastard Executioner is a tale of a warrior who has been forsaken by his kingdom and now on a warpath for vengeance. Instead of doing the stealthy guerrilla warfare, he opts for infiltration and direct slaughter. There are many fantasy aspects at plays here, from the unlawful monarch to supernatural premonition, but aside from extreme gore The Bastard is hardly memorable compared to other fantasy series.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe setting is in medieval Wales, where aristocrat rules with iron hand. There are many corruptions and Wilkin (Lee Jones), as one of the knights suffers from the repercussion of the ruleru0026#39;s ominous act. He escapes his destiny by donning another manu0026#39;s identity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePerhaps the most hindrance this series has to deal with is how to differentiate itself. At times it looks a lot like other medieval action. The cast consists of many actors who have experience on TV series, although aside from Wilkin and a couple of other characters, they seem too identical to stereotype knight, shady magistrate or lady royalty.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIts introduction to these characters is plenty, yet majority of them donu0026#39;t have the hook for audience to invest in. Furthermore, the use of premonition, warrior deserter and awkward CGI has been done so many times by movies or other series. It does set a world filled with anguish and while the bleak ambiance can be engaging, thereu0026#39;s barely any charm here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe best set pieces it has to offer is definitely the action sequences. Itu0026#39;s one of the most brutal showings in recent TV. Blood and limbs fly relentlessly, it doesnu0026#39;t even try to hide the massacre as camera intentionally focus on the killing. While this may seem excessive or blatant, it at least dares to depict the appropriate bloodbath fitting of its theme.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, simply having chaotic action isnu0026#39;t enough to substitute its fundamental drama. Thereu0026#39;s certainly an effort for political or private relationship and The Bastard Executioner is decent enough to be an alternative medieval series, but itu0026#39;s just not the same level as Vikings, Game of Thrones or even Sons of Anarchy.”