Knight's Tale, A

USA 2001, 127 minutes
Dir. Brian Helgeland
Rating: [M]
Genres: Action/Adventure / Fantasy, Youth

Topics: Swashbuckler, Period - Middle Ages.

Feat. Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany

Aroview: Surprisingly satisfying medieval comedy slam-bang, that wears its mindlessness on its chain-mail sleeve, while Geoffrey Chaucer’s original storyline disappears down a well. Heath Ledger armours up and jousts for glory and love, GLADIATOR-style, while the peasantry chant Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’ and other hard-rock ditties of the period. Also stars a Versace clad maiden??

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5 stars (Exceptional) Massive guilty pleasure ~atsophie
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2 stars (Good Try) The best bits are when Bettany (very good) is working with Tudyk and Addy. The first 41 jousts are fine then they become much of a sameness - the film gradually loses its way but the bizarre modern rock soundtrack helps. ~Tubbs