The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, written and directed by Terry Gilliam 6 out of 10

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, written and directed by Terry Gilliam
6 out of 10


If one is cynical, it could be argued that the saga around the making of the film, with disputes in courts of law and a troubled production of a film that had seemed to be destined to be for ever on the shelf, could make for more interesting viewing that The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

I could be even more seriously wrong, given that for some reason I never liked the writer-director of this motion picture.
In spite of or because he was somehow part of the Best Comedy Group Ever:

Monty Python

When compared with John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones or Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam is well, just the man who can Kill Don Quixote.

This is vicious, given his other achievements, if we mention only Brazil and Twelve Monkeys, but his style has never been as overwhelmingly radiant, glorious or divine as that of the Monty Python gang, of which he looked like the odd man out.

Adam Driver can be remarkable, as in the recent BlacKkKlansman, but here he is just exaggerated, melodramatic, over the top, excessive.
Could it be that the director has asked for all that?

Admittedly, I could only stand about fourteen minutes of this flamboyant, tiresome, ultimately boring concoction.

Much Ado About Nothing?
That is my take anyway.