Supposedly the first of six King Arthur movies Ritchie plans to make (let’s reassess that once the box office receipts come in), Legend of the Sword already feels 12 hours long—stuffed with montages, flashbacks, flash-forwards, jump cuts, embarrassingly outdated Matrix fight scenes, and nary a whiff of emotion or suspense. For a movie that contains elephant monsters, bloodthirsty lamia, and a crew of scallywags with fun names like Wet Stick and Back Lack, this is quite an achievement. by Ned Lannamann