King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword Review: 5 Ups & 5 Downs

2. The Editing Is Superb

Ritchie's regular editor James Herbert has done an excellent job making a vibrant end product out of Ritchie's vision. This is a terrifically-edited film, from an early montage showing Arthur growing up under Vortigern's rule, to the breakneck dialogue, to the riotous action, and everything in-between.

It can't be easy to juggle so many jostling tones and ideas, but Herbert's hard graft has resulted in a film that feels surprisingly cohesive from a visual perspective, especially when the trailers mostly made it look offputtingly murky.

Rather, combined with John Mathieson's sharp cinematography, Ritchie's firm direction and that aforementioned fantastic score, the precise editing job is the final ingredient needed to make the movie really pop aesthetically.