Outlaw King Review: 7 Ups & 2 Downs

6. David Mackenzie's Sharp, Grounded Direction

Despite the aforementioned pacing issues, this is another sumptuously composed movie from Mackenzie, impressively allowing his tendency towards gritty intimacy to shine through even when shooting a $120 million tentpole.

He's clearly more comfortable during the quieter, talkier scenes but regardless of the content, Mackenzie does a great job building an atmosphere and practically letting the audience smell the mud of the battlefield.

It's incredibly easy for movies of this size to lose any sense of personality and basically feel like they were assembled by a studio executive, but Mackenzie's voice feels distinctly present throughout.