The movie is hardly a satirical interpretation of
high fantasy filmmaking, though its few funny bits are the ones that intentionally or, at times, unintentionally address certain clichés and conventions.
A happy surprise: a timely antidote to the comic - book mindlessness of «Spider - Man» and repetitive space
fantasy of «Star Wars,» and an encouraging bid from the top of the A-list to once again reach very
high and spit in the face of the gutless formula
filmmaking that rules Hollywood.