Merlin: The Return
4.2 /10 1 Votes
Director Paul Matthews Music director Mark Thomas Duration Country United Kingdom | 4/10 IMDb Genre Family, Fantasy Screenplay Paul Matthews Writer Paul Matthews Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 22 December 2000 (UK) Initial release December 22, 2000 (United Kingdom) Cast Rik Mayall (Merlin), Patrick Bergin (King Arthur), Craig Sheffer (Mordred), Craig Sheffer (Guinevere), Adrian Paul (Lancelot), Tia Carrere (Dr. Maxwell)Similar movies Merlin and the Book of Beasts (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Merlin: The Return is a 2000 British fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Paul Matthews. The film stars Rik Mayall, Patrick Bergin, Craig Sheffer, Adrian Paul, Julie Hartley, and Tia Carrere. The film is about chronicles the story of Merlin and King Arthur. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2000.
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Story
For 1500 years, the powers of Merlin (Rik Mayall) have kept the evil Mordred (Craig Sheffer) and his mother Morgana (Grethe Fox) captive in another world. When a present-day scientist (Tia Carrere) stumbles upon the gateway between this world and the one Mordred is imprisoned in, it's up to a recently re-awakened King Arthur (Patrick Bergin), Merlin, and Lancelot (Adrian Paul) to stop Mordred from returning.
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Reception
Critical reception for the film was mostly negative; Michael Thomson of the BBC wrote, "It's almost as if director Paul Matthews had accepted a bet to make the worst possible film." Time Out London commented that the film was "indifferently directed" but was "a harmless adventure". Total Film, in summing up the film, wrote, "It's a word that has some might/It starts with `Sh'/And rhymes with kite...".
References
Merlin: The Return WikipediaMerlin: The Return IMDb Merlin: The Return themoviedb.org