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Outlaw King

2018 Directed by David Mackenzie

Based on the untold true story

Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.

Chris Pine Aaron Taylor-Johnson Florence Pugh Tony Curran Stephen Dillane Sam Spruell Stephen McCole Duncan Lacroix Clive Russell Vicki Liddelle Gilly Gilchrist Niall Greig Fulton Rebecca Robin James Cosmo Steven Cree Callan Mulvey Billy Howle Rab Affleck Tam Dean Burn Alastair Mackenzie Jonny Phillips Lorne MacFadyen Gavin Mitchell Paul Blair Ron Donachie Jenny Hulse Jack Greenlees Chris Fulton Elaine McKergow Show All…

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Review by adrianbalboa ★★★ 10

the concept of celebrity nudity is such an embodiment of the arrested development “i don’t know what i expected” meme like everybody’s been taking about chris pine’s giant penis so i was like ooh boy gotta watch this gotta watch this asap and then i did and like? there it was! there it was. and sure, it is an above average penis! but like? i probably could have guessed what it looked like. in general, a penis is a penis right? like, i know what every celebrity looks like naked. you know how? picture them naked. your mental image is probably accurate. this country’s hyper fixation on nudity, especially celebrity nudity, is getting so severely

i can’t finish this because…
Review by davidehrlich ★★★½ 18

i (negatively) reviewed OUTLAW KING when it premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.

Director David Mackenzie then cut 23 minutes out of the film.

this "review" includes the inside story of what happened, as well as my thoughts on the new & improved version of the movie.

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That night was supposed to be a celebration. After more than five years of work on a rough and rowdy medieval epic several times larger than anything he’d ever made before (including his Best Picture-nominated “Hell or High Water”), and a desperate race to cut the thing together in time for its glitzy debut, “Outlaw King” director David Mackenzie had finally made it to the majestic Princess of Wales Theatre, where…
Review by iana ★★½ 13

some observations from a scot:
• i live next to stirling castle so i was having the time of my LIFE in the opening sequence
• cpine’s accent wasn’t bad for an american
• ATJ’s accent on the other hand was fuckin shiiiite
• the only thing i remember about robert the bruce from primary school history was this myth (to paraphrase: at his lowest point in the war, he saw a spider in a cave try and fail repeatedly to build a web, and when it finally succeeded, it motivated him to defeat the english) so i was sad it wasn’t in the movie but i’m also aware it would’ve been terrible braveheart nonsense
• fuck the english long live scotland forever
Review by jose ★★★ 7

besides chris pine’s cock, it’s pretty alright. also, florence pugh and aaron taylor johnson? they make me melt... they are so great
Review by matt lynch ★★★ 1

Another perfectly watchable installment of The Past Sucked Theatre.
Review by Steve 🚀 3

i didn't watch this whole thing and I really don’t care to but Chris Pine's dick shows up at 1:27:50 :)

Recent reviews

Review by Michael Manley ★★★½

Apparently David Mackenzie cut 20 minutes from the film after its initial screening at TIFF and I can even see why in the finished product which comes dangerously close in the midsection to being bloated. But the film's beginning tracking shot and the final battle round everything off nicely. Nothing new here, but an engaging time nonetheless.
Review by Catherine ★★★

Came for Chris Pine’s p*nis, stayed for my girl Florence Pugh’s nose. Also, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is insane.
Review by Nathan Gregory

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: If you're going to make a movie about historical events, then make a movie about historical events.

On its face, Outlaw King isn't a bad film. It opens with a bravura long take with some solid exposition as ammunition and Chris Pine's Scottish accent is pretty good - at least it works for me. Aaron Taylor-Johnson is no stranger to crazy (playing the villain in Nocturnal Animals and leaving Keira Knightley of all people in Anna Karenina) and his violent James Douglas the Black was good. And as fabricated as the nature of their relationship felt, Pine and Florence Pugh were good together as Robert the Bruce and Elizabeth…
Review by Elijah Barron ★★★

The locations really suit this movie
Review by Jose A. Tinoco ★★★

60/100.

Está bien, la verdad.
Review by str8pimpin ★★½

terrible but I mostly enjoyed it
Review by Tobias Tißen ★★★½

Aaron Taylor-Johnson ist Nic Cage aus Mandy, nur in der Mittelalter-Version. Und dafür gebühren ihm alle Schauspielpreise dieser Welt.
Ach ja und der Film um ihn herum ist auch gut. Definitiv zu bildgewaltig für Netflix und verdammt unterhaltsam.
Review by tentacleterror ★★

Douglas was the koolest.
Review by Tobi ★★½

Ich liebe gute Filme. Ich liebe Mittelalter Filme. Das ist jedoch kein guter Film. Optik top, Logik eher so nope und Handlung so spannend wie ein Toiletten Gang.