As one might suspect, this is a sword and sorcery flick jam packed with many of the old saws that plague the genre. However, a fresh element or two can also be found among the costume pageantry and histrionic heroics. For example, the tale centers around a dragon and a knight who team up to dupe villagers into paying the latter to rid them of the former. Though the movie is prone to lapse into sappy sentimentality, there’s also some genuine humor here and there. This film is also the first I’ve seen in which a creature created entirely on computers actually has a little personality (aided by Sean Connery’s voice). Mildly amusing
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