The Sicilian (film) howlingly grandiose manner that only a filmmaker with visions of epic greatness working on a large scale with a multinational cast can achieve." Leonard Maltin rated the film a "BOMB", calling it a "militantly lugubrious bio of Salvatore Giuliano". Producer McNall was personally disappointed by the film. "Given that "The Sicilian" was a descendant of Puzo's "The Godfather"," wrote McNall, "I had expected something with the same beauty, drama, and emotion. Cimino had shown with "The Deer Hunter" that he was capable of making such a movie. But he had failed." McNall even quoted Ebert's review in his appraisal of
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote a clearer story. Terry's done a lot of rewrites – and he's had a lot of time to do rewrites." After Gilliam found new producers, he started production once again. Driver and Kurylenko were still attached as Grisoni and the female lead, with Pryce cast as Don Quixote. Pryce had previously starred in Gilliam's films "Brazil" (1985), "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988), and "The Brothers Grimm" (2005), and was also cast in the original 2000 production of "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" in a different role. Gilliam stated, "Jonathan has been wanting to [play Quixote] for 15 years