An animated adventure/love story set in the realm of King Arthur? With the
voices of Gabriel Byrne (Excalibur), Eric Idle (Monty Python and the
Holy Grail), and Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride)? It even has a
feminist slant: young Kayley wants to be a Knight of the Round Table, as her
father was, and she vows, with the help of a young, blind hermit, to even the
score with his murderer, the evil Ruber (spoken and sung with gruesome
perfection by Gary Oldman). Even Sir John Gielgud lends some legitimacy, as the
voice of Merlin. Why, this almost sounds worthwhile!
But the saccharine, sappy songs (thanks so much, Celine Dion, Steve Perry, and
Carole Bayer Sager) make Quest for Camelot nearly unwatchable (with the
sound on, at any rate). Pity, since the musical score by Patrick Doyle
(Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing) is first rate. Idle and Don
Rickles star as the requisite odd couple, a two-headed dragon named Devon and
Cornwall -- they're no Timon and Pumbaa, but they do have the one good musical
number in the entire film. Bring the kids, buy up the toys from the fast-food
chain, but don't expect to be entertained . . . much.
--Peg Aloi
Capsule Reviews
Quest for Camelot 
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