Fresh
Whipping along at speed, with elaborate camera movements and rousing speeches, this knows how to engage a crowd. It's corny, of course, but a guilty pleasure: romantic, diverting, with mildly amusing modern gags.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
A Knight's Tale
He will rock you
2001 · 2h 13m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Brian Helgeland
Overview
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.
Director and cast
- Brian Helgeland Director
- Heath Ledger as Sir William Thatcher / Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland
- Rufus Sewell as Count Adhemar of Anjou
- Shannyn Sossamon as Lady Jocelyn
- Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer
- Laura Fraser as Kate
- Mark Addy as Roland
- Alan Tudyk as Wat
- James Purefoy Cast
- Bérénice Bejo Cast
- Scott Handy Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
59%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Instead of pulling young audiences imaginatively back into the past, A Knight's Tale cheapens the process by demonstrating that there's no essential difference between then and now.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
The movie promises to rock you, and much of the time it does.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
The result is half Python, half Ivanhoe -- and not as much fun as either.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Fresh
You might find yourself smiling and laughing all the way through it.
David Edelstein, Slate
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