Last Knights
Lionsgate | Release Date: April 3, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
27
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 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
42
The A.V. ClubAdam NaymanApr 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
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleApr 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
40
Screen DailyTim GriersonMar 30, 2015
Last Knights is little more than a dutifully compiled collection of genre conventions, its tale of a group of brave knights seeking vengeance for their fallen leader so undemanding that it’s almost charmingly pedestrian. Read full review
40
VarietyJustin ChangMar 30, 2015
Last Knights is a fairly ludicrous mystery and a so-so action movie, but it’s nonetheless been constructed with an earnest attention to detail that shouldn’t be taken for granted. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireApr 3, 2015
Last Knights is so thoroughly mediocre, so dully empty, that it’s difficult to summon the enthusiasm to trash it. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia PuigApr 2, 2015
It will be hard for audiences to remain even vaguely attentive during this slog of a feudal vengeance tale. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonMar 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
25
New York PostSara StewartApr 1, 2015
This ponderous drama from director Kazuaki Kiriya quickly gets weighed down by its own blood-drenched armor. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMar 28, 2015
Another macho celebration of fighting for "freedom" because someone else told you to, devoid of any acknowledgement of the inherent irony of that ideology. Read full review
20
The DissolveNathan RabinApr 2, 2015
this old-school international hodgepodge production is weighed down by a lumbering humorlessness and a glacial pace that makes it seem far longer than its 115 minutes. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 30, 2015
Neither the dramatic nor action elements are remotely compelling, with the nearly two-hour running time feeling interminable. Read full review
12
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyApr 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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