Rotten
The director, Uwe Boll, remains committed to long, dull, mediocre action films. His tenacity is a virtue.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Rise and Fight
2007 · 2h 7m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Uwe Boll
Overview
A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son – two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian.
Director and cast
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4%
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Rotten
If this isn't Boll's best effort to date, it's better than his usual output. If he can continue to improve, his name may no longer be synonymous with a punch line.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
Like actors in an amateur stage play, the large, mostly all-star -- or has-been star -- cast of In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale look, rather dazedly, to be playing dress-up.
Laura Kern, New York Times
Rotten
Uwe Boll isn't the worst director in the world, but In the Name of the King might be more enjoyable if he were.
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Boll has been compared to Ed Wood, but there's nothing personal about his ineptitude; he's just a deal-maker completing a transaction. Save perhaps for his fan club of ironists, movies like In The Name Of The King could only make a ledger happy.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
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