"Black Death"

Would it really be a spoiler if I said Sean Bean's character died in this movie? I think the bigger spoiler would be me telling you he lives. Either way, this is a medieval period piece that did almost the exact opposite of "Ironclad." Instead of trying to accomplish a grand scale with a small budget and failing, this is a movie that lived inside it's budget and was nicely rewarded with a nice little medieval movie. Sean Bean (who may have to be added to the list of actors required to be in today's medieval period movies) was great as the Envoy to the Bishop. The young Friar Osmund was a torn and sympathetic character in who's perspective we saw the story through. The sets and production design were fabulous. Nice fight scenes, nice acting, nice cinematography, and one horrendous time period to live in. The first time I watched this movie I thought it was alright. Watching it a second time I really liked it. It's unfortunate that this "really like" is not more, but as is the case too often, a movie's ending can leave you wanting. Such is the case with this movie. I wanted more! What is told in a short epilogue to the film is basically the synopsis for what could have been a great movie in and of itself. Especially given the torn nature of Osmund in this film, it would have transferred well into the story presented in this epilogue sequence. It's hard to knock a film because it's ending left me wanting more of it (which I really want in a sequel), and it really was probably just an example of living within it's budget (which I applaud this movie for), so I can't help but say that I really like this movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1181791/