Last Knights

Name: Last Knights
Genre: Action, Adventure
Released: April 3, 2015
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 27
Cast: Aksel Hennie, Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Shohreh Aghdashloo

2015

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Lionsgate | Release Date: April 3, 2015 | R

Starring: Aksel Hennie, Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Shohreh Aghdashloo

Summary: A fallen warrior (Clive Owen) rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonored master (Morgan Freeman).

Director: Kazuaki Kiriya

Genre(s): Action, Adventure

Rating: R

Runtime: 115 min

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Manohla Dargis

Apr 2, 2015

Its cast aside, Last Knights proves as square and blandly manly as an old “Prince Valiant” comic strip. Mr. Owen’s hairdo and the faint smile edging his lips are more fetching than anything about Val, and the movie’s violence is more explicit than in most vintage comics, but “Knights” also works by combining narrative simplicity with moral certitude and appealing graphics. Read full review

Adam Nayman

Apr 2, 2015

There’s no reason for a film with a plot this simple to drag on to the two-hour mark. In a movie filled with public executions, that running time qualifies as truly cruel and unusual punishment. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 2, 2015

The medieval-tinged adventure Last Knights will test your patience for speeches about honor, grim declarations of loyalty and pre-battle glowering. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Apr 2, 2015

It will be hard for audiences to remain even vaguely attentive during this slog of a feudal vengeance tale. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

Mar 31, 2015

While Kiriya can shoot a sword fight, his preferred pace is glacial. He wants to make sure the audience feels every plot point. Read full review

Sara Stewart

Apr 1, 2015

This ponderous drama from director Kazuaki Kiriya quickly gets weighed down by its own blood-drenched armor. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Apr 2, 2015

Familiar in its outline but unusual in the details, Last Knights feels like a year’s worth of post-midnight cable TV viewing run through a blender and served warm for your viewing amusement. Read full review

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lilkillpappy

May 9, 2015

I like this film very much. The critics are really showing their pretentiousness with this one. They are incapable of enjoying a film that is simply entertaining. The visual style of the film is great, the look and feel of the characters is unique, the action is beautiful and fluid, theI like this film very much. The critics are really showing their pretentiousness with this one. They are incapable of enjoying a film that is simply entertaining. The visual style of the film is great, the look and feel of the characters is unique, the action is beautiful and fluid, the acting is solid, and the revenge plot is always satisfying especially when you throw in some unpredictability. I think we have a cult hit. I feel sorry for the critics that couldn't enjoy it, because there is a lot of entertainment value here.… Expand

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m778little

Feb 5, 2017

As usual the film critics are completely disconnected from what the general public enjoys. For me, this film was great even though most of the critics hated it.

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Meehv

Mar 13, 2021

Um filme muito bom! O final foi bem interessante! Vale a pena assistir!!!!!

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Tillydog

Nov 19, 2017

People complain about a slow burn but I found that great, I was drawn in and invested in each. Owen's usual bland performance distracts a little and Freeman clearly is just here for a paycheck. A little thin plot wise but a great tansposition of extreme honour code to a more "Western"People complain about a slow burn but I found that great, I was drawn in and invested in each. Owen's usual bland performance distracts a little and Freeman clearly is just here for a paycheck. A little thin plot wise but a great tansposition of extreme honour code to a more "Western" Medieval setting. Overall I was engaged and enjoyed the movie a lot and was pleasantly surprised they went through with the ending and didn't smash cut a happy ending which would have been jarring.… Expand

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TheRealView

Apr 6, 2015

Don't listen to the career critics. This movie is well worth the watch. Clive Owen gives a good genuine performance and Morgan Freeman makes the most of his time on the screen. Something we have never seen before is multiculturalism in medieval movies. This new representation on this genreDon't listen to the career critics. This movie is well worth the watch. Clive Owen gives a good genuine performance and Morgan Freeman makes the most of his time on the screen. Something we have never seen before is multiculturalism in medieval movies. This new representation on this genre is played out very believably by the supporting casts and you can't help but to want to see more.… Expand

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Meth-dude

Jan 20, 2018

It was a surprisingly entertaining movie. It didn't look too cheap, the acting was more than decent, the fight scenes were very well made and even though it's not the most original movie of it's kind, it could've been more violent and it was cliché at times, it's still a pretty fun andIt was a surprisingly entertaining movie. It didn't look too cheap, the acting was more than decent, the fight scenes were very well made and even though it's not the most original movie of it's kind, it could've been more violent and it was cliché at times, it's still a pretty fun and entertaining movie to watch.… Expand

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Broyax

Dec 26, 2018

Un pot pourri (au sens propre c'est-à-dire dégueulasse) de médiéval occidental et oriental noyé et englué dans une histoire (?!) complètement naze et ridicule, par ailleurs peu avare en bavardages lénifiants... Le film étale ainsi ses atermoiements multi-culturalistes dans une distributionUn pot pourri (au sens propre c'est-à-dire dégueulasse) de médiéval occidental et oriental noyé et englué dans une histoire (?!) complètement naze et ridicule, par ailleurs peu avare en bavardages lénifiants... Le film étale ainsi ses atermoiements multi-culturalistes dans une distribution de la diversité au sein de laquelle se perdent quelques éminents acteurs.... pour la gamelle.

C'est déjà un film très con en soi mais en plus, c'est filmé comme de la merde lors de rares combats tout-à-fait illisibles. Un film, que dis-je, un navet qui a dépassé déjà la limite de consommation, une daube pas comestible sans honneur qui déshonore éhontément le 7ème art qui n'a pas demandé ni mérité un tel étron.… Expand

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