For some reason, Hollywood seems to associate fantasy with comedy. They can't make a pure fantasy film anymore without shoe-horning a ton of unnecessary jokes into it. I'm a fan of authors like Robert E. Howard and David Gemmell, extremely serious in tone, so have never enjoyed any of this goofy comedy stuff. And sadly this latest HONOR AMONG THIEVES is yet another lame comedy with a fantasy backdrop. The plot is paper thin, with a group of diverse heroes tackling the world's least imposing villain, and after about half an hour of setup it turns into the usual mindless CGI action spectacle, with little wit and less originality.
