Vivat Beňovský

Today, the series is more of a museum piece and in a way, a historical curiosity, but in the mid-70s, when it was possible to travel to only a few countries and even going to the "brotherly" country of the Soviets was considered taboo, it was an exceptional project and an invitation to the world of romantic heroes without fear or shame, moreover not burdened by ideological baggage. From the perspective of a contemporary viewer, it is a dragged-out costume spectacle without the necessary pace and poorly filmed fight scenes. However, for me, it has the aforementioned museum value - it captures an entire generation of Slovak actors and it is interesting to see how the creators dealt with exotic locations. I will give it a weak three stars and an overall impression of 50%. (23/02/2022)