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5.0 out of 5 stars: GERARD BUTLER AND POWERS BOOTH ARE AWESOME!!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!
Amazon Review By Mac Henry on May 20, 2015
It was kinda' weird having an Asian Hun speaking with a Scottish accent. That being said, Gerard Butler is beyond excellent as the haunted Hun Warrior Atilla. He plays this role with such authentic feeling that I frequently found myself so absorbed in this movie experience that I felt I was watching a documentary of a living, breathing man and warrior. Butler seems to have an uncanny ability to just walk into a role and really BE the character he portrays. He doesn't seem to be acting at all. When his ability to BE a character is draped in furs and costumes and makeup, the overall effect can be quite powerful. That surely is true here!

I have long been a fan of Powers Booth and his performance here doesn't disappoint. He effectively portrays a very unlikeable, dispicable, manipulative anti-hero. At one point in the movie, he even shares his some of his self-serving advice with Atilla. He plays a very sneaky, conniving "snake in the grass" bad man, and he does it so well. I really love him as an actor, but he was so good at being bad in this movie, I found myself wanting to throttle him!

It is uncommon, I believe, for women to like war movies, but I loved all the battle scenes. The battle between Atilla and his older brother for the right to rule the Huns is a real standout and is very intense and exciting -- no matter how many times I watch it! How they managed to ride horseback in circles while shooting at each other with bows and arrows is astounding and so beautiful that it almost felt poetic. Their final struggle with knives gives the whole scene a heroic feel. Even though I knew Atilla would ultimately win the battle, there were moments where I was holding my breath.