Rotten
A single fish-out-of-water joke told over and over again.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Black Knight
A comedy about a man out of his time and out of his mind.
2001 · 1h 35m · PG-13
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Directed by
Gil Junger
Overview
Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After nearly drowning in the moat, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.
Director and cast
- Gil Junger Director
- Martin Lawrence as Skywalker
- Marsha Thomason as Victoria the Chambermaid / Nicole
- Tom Wilkinson as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
- Vincent Regan as Percival, Leo's Chief Henchman
- Daryl Mitchell as Steve
- Michael Countryman as Phillip, Leo's Chamberlain
- Kevin Conway as King Leo
- Erik Jensen as Derek
- Isabell O'Connor Cast
- John Cronin Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
15%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Mark Twain managed to pen A Connecticut Yankee all by his lonesome, but three highly-paid Hollywood writers were needed to put together this lazy retread.
Scott Von Doviak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Rotten
Martin Lawrence [stars] as a theme park worker who falls into a scummy moat and surfaces in the Middle Ages -- perhaps in search of people who would find his humor fresh and original. No such luck.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Tedious and predictable.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
Paint-by-numbers cliche-fest.
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice
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