Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Ricardo Daly The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Mihai Toma When peace finally seemed to have set foot on the land of Camelot, one of the king's knights sets on a path of his own, threatening the new status of the realm. Meanwhile, a lonely person who had an extraordinary talent in wielding swords appears in the picture, rescues the kings future bride but also falls for her, beginning an attempt to make her change her mind in terms of marriage.It's a lovely story set in the mythical land of Camelot, full of action, romance and drama. Its main characters are well developed and described, contributing with every action to the unique atmosphere that this movie creates and maintains. The movie's biggest flaw is by far its slow pace, which tends to induce a bit of boredom from time to time, but nothing which can affect the overall impression. You might even say that it is quite predictable in some ways, but the way I saw it (many times actually), it turned out to be a satisfying course of actions which ultimately lead to a sad but conclusive finale. The actors play a couple of excellent roles, making the whole plot even more credible. It's that type of movie which proves that you can create a very good movie of this kind without using magic or special effects, fact which makes it even more appealing from my point of view. Mixing the right amounts of action, romance and drama, accompanied by a very good idea and a couple of great actors is a recipe for success and this film is the exact evidence of it.

Ben Parker First Knight is an odd duck. Pretty much everyone is miscast. Julia Ormond overdoes pretty much everything, just relentlessly acting, and completely lacking the grace and subtlety required to play a noble. Richard Gere clearly was having a laugh: he doesn't bother hiding his American accent most of the time, and plays Lancelot as a one-note ladies' man, instead of as the charismatic character of legend. Connery possesses the gravitas to play Arthur, and plays him sincerely, but he brings far too much baggage from being "Sean Connery," to make him believable. The whole thing feels about as authentic as Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride. This is truly a prime example of Hollywood's excesses getting in the way of a good time. Yes, its fun if Richard Gere tosses his hair and acts all seductive, and yes I suppose its fun if there's a Wipeout-style obstacle course inserted into the Arthurian legend, but if there isn't a certain basic realism or internal logic to the characters, then a non-parodic narrative film like this is pretty well doomed. These aren't people, they're a bunch of cardboard cut-outs, play-acting around a round table.

Catharina_Sweden I thought it interesting that they draw upon older and nowadays almost forgotten Camelot stories in this movie. It made the movie original, without going too far from the sources. One thing was totally wrong though, and I think this fact almost wrecks the whole movie. In the beginning Lancelot is pictured like some poor show-man, almost a con artist, who gives sword-shows for money in public places. This is something that the "real" Lancelot (I mean the Lancelot we all know) would never have done. As everybody knows, he was born a prince and got a magical upbringing with The Lady of the Lake. When he reached manhood, she brought him to King Arthur's court. At this time he was already a knight in armour. There can never have been a time in Lancelot's life, when he had to give shows for money in public squares (however successfully). This started the movie on completely the wrong note, and I almost stopped watching then and there!Also, Richard Gere is wrong for the role. First, he is too American. The first request for someone playing the leads in a Camelot story, must be their Brittishness... Also, Richard Gere is not handsome enough - although I HAVE found him attractive in other kinds of roles, such as well-tailored lawyers and businessmen in the city. But he is not handsome in the way we think of Lancelot as handsome: extremely muscular, fit and manly, and at the same time unearthly, spiritual and saint-like... Richard Gere in this movie looks like any peasant!Julia Ormond was also the wrong choice for Guinevere. The only thing that was right about her was her slim and straight figure. Her face is much too ordinary, and there is no glamour at all around her. Sean Connery is perfect as King Arthur, though. VERY British, handsome, manly, regal and fear-inspiring when he is supposed to be fear-inspiring. Also a great actor, as ever.Also, I did not like that they changed the ending. In this movie, it was hinted at that Lancelot and Guinevere could have each other - now when the King was dead. This is nowhere in the original sources. And the love triangle is supposed to be a tragedy, not a happy ending! "First Knight" is a darker, bleaker and more realistic take on Camelot, but there are still things that make it worth watching: the wonderful castle in itself, and the whole medieval world with lavish gowns, armour, horses, battle-scenes etc..

michelle-kigsolver In the movie First Knight, the peasant Lancelot went all over the country to fight any one for money. Everyone he fought had lost to him. Lancelot ended up in Camelot and in Camelot There was a king. The king's name was Arthur of Camelot. Arthur became king at a young age. Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Princess Guinevere was kidnapped by Malagant's army Lancelot goes and saves the Princess. King Arthur is very grateful to the poor peasant and makes him a knight of the Round Table Princess Guinevere objected to this. Guinevere was falling in love with Lancelot. She loved Lancelot but she also did not want to give up the crown for she may loses the protection over her country.