This is a socio-political message thinly disguised as a medieval detective story.
Its bevy of A-list actors are far better than its script, not that the script is bad; it's just unevenly paced, it misses dramatic beats, and the dialogue veers into stuffy-preachy-philosophy a tad much. I'm always a sucker for religious examination in film, and this offers that in a smart way.
It's visually beautiful in capturing the feel of medieval winter and harshness of daily life.
It's visually beautiful in capturing the feel of medieval winter and harshness of daily life.