Reviews of A Knight's Tale 2001
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Meh
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A Knight’s Tale was the first maybe movie of the summer. It looked like it could be pretty good, or that it could be really bad. It also was a question mark at the box office. It was Heath Ledger’s trial to see if he could handle a staring role. None of the other cast members were huge actors although some were slightly known. Another major factor to the success of the movie was whether or not people would enjoy…
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I had never actually seen this movie before in full. I know lots of people loved it when I was a kid but I just didnt see the interest. After finally sitting down to watch it I see why everyone likes it. Its fairly simple and sometimes silly but its an enjoyable movie with plenty of laughs :)
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For a bloody awful film with some disgustingly bad dialogue, Ledger and Bethany somehow manage to keep the show on the road. A Knight's Tale's main problem is that it doesn't really know what it is. it is average at best at being serious and worse than par in the comedy stakes. Sunday afternoon lethargy has scuppered the will to find the remote.
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On Channel 4 now. That's my afternoon sorted then :)
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7.5/10
What a joyful, simple and delightful movie this is. Featuring a cool soundtrack, decent performances and a smart screenplay, A Knight's Tale is a rare occurrence in contemporary cinema: an adventure comedy that is actually funny.
Heath Ledger was an extremely talented actor whose ability for comedies wasn't fully exploited during his lifetime, but his role in this film was a hint that eventually he could have become a great comedy actor, but since he passed away so young we'll never know.
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The worst thing about this movie is that there is no action. When there is fighting, it is so short that you'd think it was on fast forward. Also, at six in the morning, when you have seen films all night, it is a good hour to long.
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Kino kann so schön sein. Das beweist Brian Helgeland (Payback, The Order) mit seinem unkonventionellen Ritterfilm. Wenn das erste Ritterturnier startet und die Lanzenkämpfer zu Queens “We will rock you” aufeinander zureiten, weiß man, dass man gerade einen ganz besonderen Film sieht. Seine Bildsprache ist einfach fantastisch. Besonders toll fand ich dabei, wie es Helgeland gelingt die Ritterturniere nicht historisch erscheinen zu lassen, sondern eher wie die heutige Zeit, als etwas total hippes.
Dabei erzählt “Ritter aus Leidenschaft” nicht wirklich…
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Surprisingly enjoyable, thanks almost entirely to a winning cast. This movie turned me into a fan of both Heath Ledger and the great Alan Tudyk. Use of modern day rock music somehow really works.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.