I have only given it 2 as Edward Fox is as splendid as always. The story jumps all over the place, it is historical nonesense and utterly confusing. Some of the acting is worse than dire and the direction is appalling. Peter o'toole is sadly wasted but even with a better script this would have been a film too many for him.I can understand why this film was not given wider publicity - it is rubbish and you will be wasting your time watching it.

I was really looking forward to seeing this film. I love historical films & books & had read up on the history of Katherine. The film was a huge disappointment, it was unstructured, the story jumped all over the place with very little explanation of how things happened, no story of how constintine ended up a great leader, no story line of the mad emperors love or affection for Katherine that is so important historically. It was just a poor, messy, weird attempt at a film ? Odd casting (Peter o'tool) a legend must of wondered what he had done to be burdened with this as his last film. awful effects, sound & a bloody awful soundtrack running the whole way through the film, only stopping about twice completely detracting from the dialect (which is also all over the place, you have English, Greek, Latin, several bad European languages all thrown in).I would really love to see this story told properly & directed much better. Big let down :(

Like too many recent 'epics,' the film is a good choice for most viewers. This could work in some cases, like this one for example seeing scenes where a dozen or so men constitute a major Roman battle is genius. This can also be said of scenes involving cities like Rome and Alexandria– places consisting of thriving metropolises. There is a golden epic about this film i loved it.You must take the family to see this film. O'Toole great performance as well as the other fine older actors Edward Fox and Joss Ackland–so there's a lot to see in this movie. Their presence was very enjoyable and they often seemed a like Oscar winning performances in the film. And, even for nostalgia value, it was very enjoyable.

In my opinion I think that there is some unintentional misleading by the movie moguls. I bought the DVD and found out for myself that this movie is clearly the story of Katherine of Alexandria and not an 'Epic battle'. I have heard from friends in Germany and the UK and the focus there is where it should be, on the life story of Katherine. I didn't take this as a religious story, I don't claim to be a religious expert and therefore cannot comment on any 'inaccuracies'. I just wanted to watch a movie, hopefully enjoy it--which I did--and see Peter O'Toole's last performance. A big story on a small budget always gets my attention. For anyone wanting Hollywood hype and glamor, this educational story is probably not for you.