Film 18 - Ladyhawke

Fantasy drama/adventure Ladyhawke was a film I recorded off Film4 a couple of days ago, and it didn't disappoint at all. I started watching it with no pre-conceptions, having forgotten why I recorded it and what sort of film it was at all. The story developed well and gradually up to the point where the mission to reverse the curse was clear.

The main storyline was about Navarre's attempt to square things with the man who set the curse on him and the woman he loves, causing them to be forever apart, him being a wolf at night and her being a hawk during the day. Phillipe Gaston "The Mouse" meanwhile is the only man ever to escape the prison at Aquilla and is enlisted by  Navarre to get him to Aquilla. Gaston colludes with the monk Imperius to try to lift the curse, a solar eclipse eventually providing the metaphor of it being both day and night, Navarre and Isabeau confronting the Bishop who set the curse and lifting it in a glorious happy ending.

The movie was strong on storyline and there were four strong characters, but the most impressive part of the film for me was the cinematography which was visually stunning, the music just added to this to give a slightly spooky at times but always mysterious atmosphere to the film.

Definitely better than the last one, a very good film.