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A Knight's Tale

2001

Brian Helgeland

Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon ...

5.7

29,734

Adventure. Romance After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Helgeland’s boisterous, profoundly silly actioner will deeply divide audiences; traditionalists and older viewers in general will scoff, while pop culture addicts will no doubt go with the flow"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie has an innocence and charm that grow on you. It's a reminder of the days before films got so cynical and unrelentingly violent (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"A forgettable, somewhat corny romantic adventure (...) What carries the day are the actors and splendid production values"	NEU
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"If you can accept a medieval romp with a soundtrack by Queen, you'll definitely enjoy 'A Knight's Tale'"	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"[It] pays far more attention to the formula of the sports film, and all its attendant clichés, than any aspect of its 14th-century setting (...) [It] works just fine, showing far more heart than the average summer blockbuster"	NEU
United Kingdom	Adam Smith Empire	"Given the mess of hi-tech hokum that, as usual, is flooding multiplexes, it's nice to see an old-fashioned story with such antique virtues as characters, however thin, and a story, however attenuated (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Andrew Collins Radio Times	"It's tremendous, infectious fun, with a rocking soundtrack, and everyone concerned enters into the spirit of it (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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