El Cid - 1961 - 5/10

Bombastic turkey that helped drive another coffin nail into spectacle films, for awhile.
Charlton Heston plays the Spanish leader against the Moors.
Castle locations, hundreds of extras bedecked in lavish costumes.
Add a mighty length (3 hours) for this medieval epic.
Alas, there is an on-again off-again romance amidst court intrigue.
The pace drags and plods, Heston compensates by overacting.
Action is like an impulsive teenager: too little, too late, too quick.