Evariste Galois First of all, I'm surprised that Max Von Sydow accepted a part in this film. He is one of my favorite actors (with Toshiro Mifune), he impressed me in the Seventh seal, and many other Bergman movies. I must say, this movie doesn't deserve an actor like him. I'm not a big Christopher Lambert fan, but I admit he did some great movies like Greystoke or Highlander. But come on....... once again the acting is awful. I mean he keeps the same expression throughout the movie, regardless of the feelings he's supposed to show. As concerns the film itself, I don't understand whether this is supposed to be a historical movie or a fantasy. I first thought it wanted to respect History and stick to the real story, but then they start using magical powers, so I don't get it. If they can use their powers, then why don't they win at the end ? Besides, some things are really not credible. For instance, when Vercingetorix comes out of the forest with the druid and finds out there is a Roman road being built. It was just next to where he lives and he never heard of it before ??? Right after that Julius Caesar comes, and asks him to fight on his side ! I just can't believe how stupid this is. So I would not recommend you this movie at all, unless you study cinema and want to know what you shouldn't do.

Langlois Stef Why is there is not a 0/10, 1 is far too generous.The Director has destroyed the image of the first National hero to unit my country against a common enemy. Christophe Lambert is as credible in Vercingetorix as Paris Hilton in Mother Theresa. You are tired of life, you think about suicide? Watch this movie, you will see there are things worse than your life, it will cheer you up. In technical class nowadays my little cousin does better film editing than the director with better special effects. Bad acting + bad directing + bad historicity + bad costuming + bad weather (oups) + bad hairdressing + bad acting (doh! already said that one) = Vercingetorix/DruidsNothing can redeem the movie in my eyes and certainly not the lamest troops moral boosting speech that C.Lambert/Vercingetorix does to a bunch of underpaid eastern European bystanders who have no clue about what he is talking about and have been told to wave their arms angrily with determined looks in their eyes at the end of it....Bollywood Movies (India's business) does 1000 times better for 0,0001% of the budget, it may be time for some French director to rethink their career, leave Blockbusters to Hollywood, leave Historical inaccuracy to Hollywood and go back to romance, sex, cheating and dark humour movies....

lord woodburry The hero Vercingetorix epitomizes the persistence of the Kelts while their more sophisticated neighbors with Imperial airs and pretensions have faded away. Vercingetorix tells the story of Vercingétorix who led the Gauls against the West's first world empire. Christopher Lambert in the lead role captures the nihilistic spirit of the Keltic warrior: You want to live forever? Vercingetorix prince of the Arverni would unify the intensely factious Keltic tribes to resist Roman deprecations on the high druidic culture of Gaul with its ritualized harmony with nature. Crowned high king, Vercingetorix joins battle with Julius Caeser (Klaus Maria Brandauer) in endless marches, counter-marches and raids. While holding to a mobile, vicious hit and run strategy, Vercingétorix confounds Caeser. Unfortunately when Vercingétorix allowed himself to become bottled up in a fortified town, Caeser successfully executed a double encirclement. Could even the Vercingetorix crafted by the gifted Kelto-phile Morgan Llywelyn have foreseen such a day as St Patrick's Day when the Kelts may take occasion to deride the vanished empires of their conquerers ancient and modern? The magic Keltic duality surfaces just enough Vercingetorix to see the rationality in nihilism so essential to the Keltic mind willing to fight the battle far past a bitter end toward a victory in defeat. Vercingetorix would ask: You want to live forever? The Conquest of Gaul While Caesar's Gallic Wars are recounted from a Roman perspective, Caeser fairly appraised his adversary: too honorable to see the way out of the apocalyptic battle which led to the downfall of Keltic Gaul. The final battle scene in Vercingetorix accurately captures Vercingétorix' desperate attempt at break out. True to Caeser's account of Vercingétorix as a man of honor, Vercingétorix surrendered in exchange for the lives of the people. The story of Vercingetorix' last stand are re-told in magnificent costumes and scenery in the TV miniseries Julius Caeser with Jeremy Sisto in the title role. The Gaulish leader the wild haired and heavily tattooed Gaul Vercingetorix was splendidly acted by Heino Ferch. Rome met its match ultimately with the Germanic and Hunnic invasion; there is no place on earth that calls itself Roman legitimately. The Kelts endure.

windypoplar I first saw this movie when I was very sick, and I still enjoyed it immensely. Christopher Lambert (Highlander) is well-cast here as Vercingetorix, a Gaul who united his people against Julius Ceasar during the Gallic wars. Max Von Sydow! (Exorcist) plays the chief druid, and he's very good here. Klaus Maria Brandauer (Out of Africa) plays Ceasar and other than Rex Harrison in "Cleopatra" I don't think any actor has done better.For a change in this file every character feels real, they are all flawed and make horrible mistakes, but all are trying to help their people. The action scenes are good and the pacing of the film is fine, though it is a bit too long.Ines Sastre does nicely in a very underwritten role as Vercingetorix' Queen. The major problem with the movie is that Dorfmann is not a very good director, his angles are poor and many shots feel rushed or incomplete. It keeps this from being a great film, though its still a good one. If you liked "Braveheart" or "Man in the Iron MAsk" check this out!