Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2014)

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

This is a European movie about European medieval times and it shows - no "cinderallisation" a la Hollywood, very reduced dialogue and a people's behavior and code of honor that sometimes feels very strange to us.What's left to say: great production, great cinematography, great acting. Sometimes the dark and melancholic tone of Michael Kohlhaas reminds me of Ingmar Bergman's great classic The Seventh Seal (1957).For sure, no movie for action-addicts, but like La reine Margot (1994) a great celebration on European history and culture.

I had to search to find a summary for this movie and the word cryptic says it all.Mainly the story has a aim of getting back two horses in good shape.Certainly not something to start a war over!!!! A lawyer or such tells Kohlhaas that the court was corrupt after he made a legitimate complaint for redress of the horses and mutilation of his friend.There was a aristocratic bias that changed owing to the death of an elder nobleman at the beginning.The princess and baron were in cahoots and both were criminals.Both should have been exiled or put in prison for what they did to Kohlhaas.The initial incident at the bridge was hard to understand.Why didn't Kohlhaas pay the permit fee outright instead of using the horses for collateral?? Were they so sophisticated that money was considered an affront?? The Priest at the end convinces Kohlhaas not to go forward with his revolt and that was a huge mistake.His wife gets murdered for which there is no retribution or explanation.His horses nearly are murdered as well.His best friend is killed in battle after being mutilated by the barons vicious dogs.The entire population was up in arms supporting Kohlhass.This type of loyalty or support doesn't just happen.They all had an ax to grind.Its inexplicable why Kohlhaas desisted in his attempt to overthrow the ruling class there.He certainly had plenty of reason to die in the attempt.It doesn't add up that he should die at the behest of two criminals to play by someone else's crooked rules.All the pieces do not fit.However it is a well acted,photographed and intriguing movie.

Lots of "meaningful and intense" stares, sprinkled with bits and pieces of pompous dialogue.In 1970's would have been original and passed for an art flick. Now, flat and boring.Kind of reminds me of Bresson's Lancelot du Lac (but not in a good way, more like tedious and boring way): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071737/?ref_=nv_sr_1Characters speaking in different languages did feel organic and natural.Cinematography is excellent.The music and sound design are wonderful.

I gave this a 5 mostly for technique because that is the strongest point of the film. The film is an encyclopedic article as filmed by an art-house director- at least that was my impression. While the characters had legitimate, sympathetic motivations, and there were a couple of interesting discussions, there was no theme, no thrust, no spirit or spin. The ending is a fizzling out. Mads Mikkelsen, as always, can make anything seem profound, even though he only gets a line per twenty minutes of horse visuals- on the other hand, the horses were beautiful! Lol.My rec: watch this if you really have time to waste, I've certainly seen worse, but don't believe the title, "age of uprising." That implies action. This is a quiet classic or art-house-style flick.