While director Jerry Zucker seems to have been intent on dragging the film to the mushy middle, it's still more entertaining than most comparable Middle Ages-set movies.
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04/23/08
First Knight (1995)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:18
Rotten:23
Average Rating:5.1/10
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross
Director: Jerry Zucker
Reviews for First Knight
Goes for a pass as a shallow but occasionally rousing swordfighting flick with a handful of thoughtful scenes...has something those other pictures don't have: Sean Connery as King Arthur.
04/21/08
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01/26/06
Director Zucker is unsuccessful in trying to put a fresh angle on the familiar story, and he is not much helped by his romantic leads, Richard Gere and Julia Ormond.
08/16/05
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04/15/05
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01/10/05
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08/24/04
The out-of-place [Richard] Gere doesn't do justice to the fine performance of [Julia] Ormond.
08/07/04
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09/05/03
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08/27/03
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07/15/03
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05/20/03
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05/20/03
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05/14/03
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04/27/03
No Merlin, no magic, no way.
04/06/03
Bland and over-romanticized treatment of the Arthurian legend. Gere ridiculously miscast as Lancelot. Watch Boorman's EXCALIBUR instead.
03/21/03
Whoever thought Richard Gere would make a good Lancelot needs to be found and sterilized.
01/11/03
No review available.
12/22/02
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