Alexander Skarsgård has been impressive in other films (a race driver, a superhero) and I think with different material and a different director he could have connected. After a great opening scene, there is the filmic equivalent of "dead air" for about 35 minutes and when the script does finally get in gear it stumbles and falls, subject to a wildly disjointed narrative and equally bizarre editing. ![]() That said, this one is not especially good. I have no doubt that after I am gone, producers and writers will continue to be attracted to it and continue to "make their bones" by bending it to their unique style. In my lifetime I have seen well over a dozen versions, retellings and re-imaginings of the Tarzan story. It is no coincidence that, almost a century ago, when young Hollywood looked to find a franchise for its new "talkie" motion pictures, they turned to the Tarzan tale, and spawned a franchise so successful that it literally outlived the shelf life of its star. ![]() ![]() It is at the same time the ultimate Romance and the ultimate Action tale. The core Tarzan story is not only iconic, it speaks to something deep within us.
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