Steineded
How sad is this?
Micah Lloyd
Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
Cassandra
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
robertasmith
I have only given it 2 as Edward Fox is as splendid as always. The story jumps all over the place, it is historical nonesense and utterly confusing. Some of the acting is worse than dire and the direction is appalling. Peter o'toole is sadly wasted but even with a better script this would have been a film too many for him.I can understand why this film was not given wider publicity - it is rubbish and you will be wasting your time watching it.
cowboyerik
Not all history is entertainment. Yes liberties are often taken, especially with the mundane parts of history like the slow, dreadful, pathetic fall of the Roman empire. Not all characters are thrilling, famous and riveting, some are vanilla, because that is the mold from which they were cast, so no matter who plays their roll, they should not excite if they want to be accurate, that said, we all know the liberties Hollywood, writers, directors, producers love to take to sell tickets, I think because they didn't stick to true history, and maybe tapped other movies fortes, they might have dragged themselves down with the ship. Still I think Katherine's resonating message is well worth portraying and listening to. You won't know until you watch it, unless you want to read some boring, dry Roman historian's account of the period!
smloc22
Today I watched decline of an empire (Katherine of Alexandria as the Brits called it)I don't quite understand why they changed the title even though it shows the fall of the Roman empire its clearly about the life of St. Katherine. The film boasts a colorful cast and and a good script, plus it's Peter o Tooles last film and a great performance as always. Without mentioning too much, I thought the trial scene was superb, and I found the Barbarian women amusing. I thought Nicole Kenniheart was great as Katherine and beautiful too. On the negative side, sometimes it gets a bit confusing and jumps to different scenes that makes you feel something was omitted. Overall, a good film with religion action and fun.If your looking for a film with blood and gore and fight scenes like from Gladiator then this film is not for you.
Carolyn Barratt
Decline of an Empire, tells the story of St. Katherine of Alexandria, a young woman of noble birth, who was highly educated in languages, religions, and philosophy. Enthralled by her beauty, the pagan emperor Maxentius has her brought to the palace, hoping that she will later become his mistress, much to the dismay of his own wife, Valeria. Meanwhile, in the British isles, Barbarian women have gone to battle against the Romans, as there are no men left to protect their clans. They have received messages from Katherine of the onslaughts of Christians throughout the empire. Back home, the Roman philosophers challenge Katherine on her faith in God, hoping that she will renounce Him, and return to the Roman religion. Katherine's knowledge in Roman religion, makes her victorious over all of them, and for her treason, she is killed for her Christian faith.
