William Tell (Nick Hamm, 2024)

With the action drama William Tell British director Nick Hamm desperately tries to breathe new life into an old European folk tale. At times he (almost) succeeds.

All I knew about the Swiss folk hero (who may or may not have lived) before seeing the movie is that, yes, he’s the guy who shot the apple from his son’s head with his crossbow.

So it doesn’t re…