this movie deserve credit for it original approach . it combine element of theater and film and and epic storytelling . unfortunately and it fall flat on all level . the films big weakness be it unwillingness to commit to anything while it have camp and moralistic and and epic element without ever commit to any of them . a for the story itself and chretien de troyes be spin in his grave at this horrible adaptation which turn the lovable and unbearably innocent percival into a most ungallant and rude churl . most likely two type of people will see this and francophiles or arthuriophiles . speaking a one of the latter and i find the movie unwatchable and an incredibly shabby and disrespectful treatment of a beautiful story .