Honestly, the acting of Tom Cruise and Mia Sara was just as restrained as the cheesy story itself. However, it did not bother me in the slightest. Because the movie scores with fabulous images of clichéd fantasy worlds. In almost every scene some stuff flying through the air which enriches the scenes in a beautiful way.
If you like old-fashioned fantasy stories, this movie is a real eye candy.

You get what you expect: beautifully packaged linear action and one-liners from an uncompromising badass. What more do you want?