King Arthur
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: July 7, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
21
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
An engrossing, highly intelligent reimagining of the legend of Arthur. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Not a bad movie, although it could have been better. It isn't flat-out silly like "Troy," its actors look at home as their characters, and director Antoine Fuqua curtails the use of computer effects in the battle scenes, which involve mostly real people. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
An action film without a completely empty head, and these days, that's as rare as Excalibur itself. Read full review
70
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Impressively made and well acted by an exceedingly attractive cast, this dark tale of ceaseless conflict is adult entertainment and will likely disappoint viewers expecting a "Camelot"-like love triangle. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
The film boasts all the hallmarks of the '50s historic epic save the presence of Tony Curtis. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
If King Arthur is as magnificently ridiculous as any Bruckheimer picture, its thuggish charms, which owe as much to Monty Python as to Sam Peckinpah, more than pick up the slack. Read full review
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
By going back to its origins and dusting itself off, the King Arthur story has proved itself to have a very contemporary resonance. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
In a movie like this one, a little madness is its own Holy Grail. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Overall, King Arthur sinks into a grim, gray torpor - though it's an odd, not unentertaining movie. The approach is different, if not edifying or convincing. Read full review
63
USA TodayMike Clark
For better or worse, but surely satisfying novelty needs, Jerry Bruckheimer's King Arthur is set much earlier than usual and against the crumbling Roman Empire, which may even (or not) be historically legitimate. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
King Arthur does to this legend what "Troy" did to Homer, with one important difference: It's a better movie. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Forget all that accuracy business and just enjoy the movie for what it is: a large-scale, passably engrossing tale of valiant knights doing valiant deeds. Read full review
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