Boudica: Queen of War

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Boudica: Queen of War

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2023

1h 40m

History

Drama

War

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In an action film inspired by true events, Boudica's husband, the noble King Prasutagus, is slain, and her children are brutally taken from her by ruthless Roman conquerors. Stripped of her land and forced into subservience, Boudica, consumed by grief and burning with a desire for justice, ignites a fiery spirit within her and vows to reclaim her homeland from the clutches of the Romans. Boudica leads her army in a desperate assault against the Roman forces, where the fate of her people and her own destiny hang in the balance.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

12/09/2023

It’s like a dimestore Braveheart: It might not have the sweep of those old-school period action films, but it’s still thrilling and passionate and filled with bloodcurdling, wall-to-wall violence.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

10/24/2023

2/5

Kurylenko is about as gritty as a used sponge, and has a thin, feeble voice that’s especially unconvincing in scenes where she’s meant to rally troops with impassioned rhetoric.

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

11/22/2023

2/5

Unfortunately, Boudica: Queen of War's gloomy tone and long, TV quality battles make it an underwhelming viewing experience.

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

11/19/2023

Even the theoretically revolutionary themes of women’s empowerment are carefully damped down

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

11/02/2023

4/5

The film is clearly made more for action fans than history buffs, but it works well this way.

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

11/01/2023

2/5

Olga Kurylenko unleashes beast mode as a British warrior seeking bloody vengeance against ruthless Roman oppressors. Boudica: Queen of War falls short on exposition and character development but delivers a quasi-historical actioner with gruesome glee.

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Michael T.

@mgt46 Nov 25

close but no cigar, cheap knockoff

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Kaz T

09/22/2024

Absolute waste of time. I'd love to see Michael Hirst write a version of Boudica but whoever wrote this, nope.

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Michael A

@Kinich61 08/06/2024

What on earth is Olga Kurylenko doing in this mostly horribly written and terribly directed movie? The subject matter is very important and deserves an excellent film version. Seems that Kurylenko seems to even be aware that she's working within a train wreck since her acting is not anywhere near most of her otherwise very fine work.

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Par K

05/16/2024

Absolutely awful and cringy.

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The Squad

03/30/2024

the laziest script. worst direction. worst cinematography and production design. the sword?? i picked that up at a dollar general store.

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Sam C

03/24/2024

A real rotten tomato. One of the best stories of all time, that could've rivaled Gladiator for epic greatness, spoiled by poor cinematography, poor reenactment, a disregard for cinematic scale (tiny skirmishes with the same 20-or-so people), a disregard for continuity (the changing sword) and, as if all this wasn't enough, a disregard for history. The daughters die at the beginning?? What were you thinking? Also - how many British actors were passed over for Kurylenko to get the gig? A real rotten tomato

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Synopsis

In an action film inspired by true events, Boudica's husband, the noble King Prasutagus, is slain, and her children are brutally taken from her by ruthless Roman conquerors. Stripped of her land and forced into subservience, Boudica, consumed by grief and burning with a desire for justice, ignites a fiery spirit within her and vows to reclaim her homeland from the clutches of the Romans. Boudica leads her army in a desperate assault against the Roman forces, where the fate of her people and her own destiny hang in the balance.

Director: Jesse V. Johnson
Screenwriter: Jesse V. Johnson
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Bleiberg Entertainment, Picture Perfect
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Some Language)
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 27, 2023
Runtime: 1h 40m

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