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      First Knight

      PG-13 1995 2 hr. 12 min. Adventure Action Romance List
      43% 47 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 100,000+ Ratings Audience Score Handsome swordsman Lancelot (Richard Gere) is incredibly skilled at fighting, but when he meets the lovely Guinevere (Julia Ormond), he can't seem to get past her defenses. She is betrothed to King Arthur (Sean Connery) and plans to go ahead with the wedding, despite her attraction to Lancelot. When the devious warrior Malagant (Ben Cross) rises up against Arthur, Lancelot must try to put his feelings aside and defend his king, Guinevere and all of Camelot. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 09 Buy Now

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      This unimaginative reimagining of Arthurian legend dispenses with the magic without achieving a convincing realism in the bargain, suffering from fatal miscasting and a lack of romance.

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      Sai M The classy Julia Ormond absolutely steals the scene with her stunning beauty and how authentic she can portray compelling emotions on-screen. I also feel that Lancelot in this passionate role was one of Richard Gere's best and that he was magnetic and charming for the entirety of the film. Sean Connery, bless his soul, was a stunner til the end of his life and he portrays King Arthur with conviction and resolve that both showcase his strength and compassion while trying to build a place where justice and freedom prevail. It's a fabulous movie with so much passion, valor, and beauty that even now I still find it an enthralling watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Laraine Anne B I thought it was supposed to be a quality movie or I wouldn't have bothered. That aside, King Arthur doesn't work without the magic. But the movie still should have been better than this. I tend to switch off when there are confusing battle scenes, one after another. Then there's the horrendous raucous soundtrack. A battle makes enough noise of its own. Who needs amy extra racket? And who needs hundreds of violins accompanying romantic scenes? This was the most disappointing version of the King Arthur legend I have ever seen. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/24 Full Review Alec B Gere's grating performance is the most obviously bad thing here but it's still an extremely lazy movie that makes little to no sense. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review Michael S Underdeveloped King Arthur tale where everyone is British/Scottish except for Richard Gere's Lancelot. Little to nothing is done with the knights of the roundtable, except for sneering villain Malagant. Pops of violence are tempered by the PG-13 rating. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/28/22 Full Review Audience Member Fantastic movie, romance, bravery, courage, honor, personal action and war -- First Knight against the fallen First Knight from Arthur's roundtable -- a vagabond ranger defeating a would be king from skill and daring -- and a fantastic ending and fight -- critics appear to ignore the movie too obsessed with other movies and incapable of reviewing a movie on it's own merits -- merit that will endure long after the critics/reviewers. I'd put the musical score up alone against any critic any day of the year. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Amidst all the other flaws of this travesty of a movie, perhaps the worst offense was the costuming. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Anthony Lane New Yorker It's hard not to wonder... about Ormond besieged by Connery on one side and Gere on the other. Why won't the movie let them look for someone their own age? Sep 6, 2021 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone Whenever Zucker stops piling on battle scenes as if he were directing Braveheart, his film casts a romantic spell. Rated: 3.5/4 May 12, 2001 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins A few large-scale battles and lengthy action sequences can't save the film from its exhausting stereotypes and sappy storyline. Rated: 4/10 Sep 11, 2020 Full Review David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Excali-BORE. Rated: 2/4 Mar 30, 2019 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending A stock bodice-ripper - albeit one in which all bodices survive intact. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 7, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Handsome swordsman Lancelot (Richard Gere) is incredibly skilled at fighting, but when he meets the lovely Guinevere (Julia Ormond), he can't seem to get past her defenses. She is betrothed to King Arthur (Sean Connery) and plans to go ahead with the wedding, despite her attraction to Lancelot. When the devious warrior Malagant (Ben Cross) rises up against Arthur, Lancelot must try to put his feelings aside and defend his king, Guinevere and all of Camelot.
      Director
      Jerry Zucker
      Executive Producer
      Gil Netter
      Screenwriter
      William Nicholson
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures Corporation
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Adventure, Action, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 15, 2010
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $36.7M
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Stereo
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