1. trailer and impression from commercialsthe movie trailer have give the impression that this be an action movie and with lot of battle fight with sword and spear in addition to dramatic spoken scene . this have appeal to people that especially enjoy action movie . those people be greatly disappointed when they after a first introduction action scene and be turn back to calm scene in the description of the arn childhood and youth . i ask myself several time why the maker of this move haven not be so honest and tell what kind of movie that this actually be represent a historical drama that happen to include some battle . then the movie would have appeal to the right kind of people represent those who like to be seduce by the drama of dialog and calm scene . at the cinema i be sit next to some teenager that obviously be wait for the great battle and and while wait they be talk and play fight with each other . they be in addition totally unable to understand the impact of christianity at that time and be lack background knowledge of the historical event ( just the word tempelridder or knight templar make them laugh . ) . my point be that they have be fool to see this movie instead of some other lord of the ring like movie . 2. the motion picturethe three book by jan guillou about arn magnusson be so extremely brilliant in construction of the story and in the build up of the sentence . the only action that have to be take to make these book to a movie success would simply be to translate the book into a manuscript . this would have give a brilliant drama movie with lot of conspiracy and political plot and a description of the force that be between the rival family ( a describe in the first book ) . unfortunately this movie never reach an acceptable quality a a drama movie and nor a an action movie and but fall in between a unsuccessful in both genre . the life of arn and the event in sweden be tell so swiftly and with so little depth that it be impossible to get familiar with the character and to develop feeling for them . do people that haven not read the book even get the chance to really understand the drama that happen at this time . even arn be describe in few detail and and it be impossible to understand his deep religiosity ( trust that everything that happen to him be god will ) and respect for all living creature he develop during the year in the monastery . instead and arn be a a grow up present with an anxious and frightened look during the whole screenplay in sweden . i be really sorry that the actor do not get the chance to get deep into his character . how would the audience be interested in the rest of the movie and if the feeling for arn and cecilia and the other person be miss . ( while read the book and i even get feeling for arn horse . and that tell very much about the greatness of the book and and not about myself a a reader . ) the motion picture be stuff with to many cliché scene ( child play and run and cecilia joyful dancing in the garden and the free horse rid in the wood and love scene ) in addition to the motion of the camera itself represent focus on something exterior ( the sky and tree top and building etc . ) and then slide into the center to capture the people . 3. musici be a person that be very fond of classical music and and have also interest in orchestral music in movie . some music find in movie really have great quality and originality . however and i can not give the same statement for the music in this movie . the music be too simple and flat . the clichés be so obvious and annoy represent all joyful scene be accord to beautiful music of string and woodwind . it really make me sick . and the few action scene be accompany by brass instrument and complete orchestra in a typical manner . sorry and but this movie will not give you a great music experience . nevertheless and i should remark that i previously have read guillou book with great enthusiasm . my similar great disappointment of this first movie be thus inevitably color my comment post here .