Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation
Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
michaelhaney-96904 What a wonderful film. I watched this with my mother, whom absolutely hates Sci-Fi and fairy tale stories, she refuses to watch them. One thing she hates even more so than fiction is the medieval era. She normally watches biography films or films loosely based off of true events. I finally got her to agree to watch this movie with me. Now, I know A Knight's Tale isn't strictly fiction, it has some accurate information. The director at least tried to make it accurate but entertaining at the same time, it is a movie after all. Having said that, I would still classify this movie as a fairy tale, and there is nothing wrong with that. Normally my mother would instantly cry no, pleading, "This will be a waste of time". Nonetheless, we watched it together and her reaction was one of excitement and wonder. She expressed, "Never in a million years I thought I would have liked that". My mom is now open to more movie suggestions. M.H.
carbuff First off, this medieval romp is not meant to be either a serious story or history, instead it's just basically a throwback to safe old-time wholesome entertainment, which isn't a bad thing now and again. While it is hardly original, the mix of modern language and pop/rock songs set in the "wrong" time period was different and fun and worked well with the story. The story, however, could have used a bit of editing, since two plus hours was a bit more than necessary to tell this story.All-in-all, only a lightweight, predictable and essentially conventional film, but still a reasonable way to kill some time, especially if you have to entertain both children and adults.
fball114 I saw this movie as a kid when it came out. Now i re-watched it, and boy does it hold up. The continuity and logic of the film isn't perfect. Neither is the realism highest priority. This movie portrays the action of tournaments, challenge of love and fun of friendship. If this sounds cliché, then you got it. But it's whole- heartedly approach makes it work!With a modernized medieval era, this movie shines in it's wonderful casting. Not only a stellar (if simple) performance by Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany and Alan Tyduk are PERFECT.
pc95 "A Knights Tale", directed confusingly by Brian Hedgeland is one of those movies that leaves you disappointed for what it could've been. It's very difficult for a movie to straddle comedy, drama, and action together and this movie ends falling flat trying to do so. Chiefly, what the heck was Hedgeland thinking throwing in anachronistic music cuts haphazardly. They litter the movie like foul garbage stinking up scene after scene, out of place and non- sensical. The cast does their best to bring in some heart and charisma, but the script is a mess, sometimes straight as an arrow, and other times pandering and sitcomish. The costuming, armor, and jousting steps in to remind us of the promise the movie has though, lead actress, apparently new-comer Sharynn Sossaman proves her lack of experience in a flat performance to counterbalance. Then there's Heath Ledger, kinetic and full of energy mostly keeping the movie afloat though his hair is out of control. I wanted to like this movie, but the music single-handedly sunk it for me - you have the credits not even rolling and AC/DC playing!? Common - it's supposed to be medieval, stick to the page or in this case period. 5.5/10 Cannot Recommend due to schizophrenia; needed to stick with one genre.
