One of the worst, if not the worst of Arthurian films. Those who have given it a good rating and complain about the bad reviews... Try reading the books and/or watch "Excalibur" and you will begin to see the bad scripting, acting, anachronisms, etc.,.. in Merlin. FYI if anyone hasn't already noticed, Merlin has been boycotted by the Arthurian Society of Britain, similar to what christians did with Martin Scorcese's "Last Temptation of Christ". The Arthurian Society of America is also seriously considering similar actions, and have suggested that anyone interested in Arthur/Merlin to go and see "Excalibur" instead.