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First Knight

First Knight (AKA Lancelot)

1995

Jerry Zucker

Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross ...

5.2

20,344

Adventure. Romance On the way to meet King Arthur, her future husband and ally, Lady Guenevere and her retinue are attacked by Arthur's mortal enemy, the malicious Malagant. Prince Malagant wants possession of Guinevere's land, which lies between Arthur's kingdom and his own. However, the daring Lancelot intercedes and foils the attack. In return, this roaming-sword-for-hire asks for a kiss from the lovely Lady -- a request that Guinevere coldly refuses. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The movie is entertaining enough in its own way, (...) but compared with the earlier films [Rob Roy & Braveheart, both from 2005 as well] this one seems thin and unconvincing. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Whenever Zucker stops piling on battle scenes as if he were directing Braveheart, his film casts a romantic spell."	POS
United States	Joey O'Bryan Austin Chronicle	"It's just a film of stunning averageness and not really good or bad enough to make any kind of a lasting impression"	NEU
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Aside from casting Richard Gere as Lancelot, First Knight marches out as an agreeably intelligent, mature and well-mounted telling of the legendary King Arthur story"	POS
United States	Miami Herald	"As with many Hollywood epics, the movie glosses over inconvenient details and takes more than a few creative liberties. Yet 'First Knight' dazzles"	POS
United States	Jay Carr Boston Globe	"'First Knight', despite its unfortunate title, is not a stupid film, just a mostly flat and talky one. It's gorgeously crafted and filled with goodwill, but it's more admirable than genuinely compelling or moving"	NEU
United States	Edward Guthmann SFGATE	"A handsome, entertaining twist on the King Arthur legend"	POS
United States	TV Guide	"Despite desperate efforts to sell this umpteenth recycling of the Camelot legend as a Sean Connery vehicle, it's Richard Gere's film and he's not much of a Lancelot"	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"Zucker gives the Camelot legend a makeover and rediscovers its humanizing fire. He has made a true adult fairy tale"	POS

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