King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017, action, drama, fantasy
126 minutes
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur...
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8.0
2017-05-14
Backed by solid performances and some legitimately funny moments. Read more
7.5
David Whitley of DoubleFeaturePreachers
2017-05-01
It’s got some good action, good humor, an easy, recognizable story, and a great score.
7.0
2017-05-11
It’s not bloody Shakespeare. It’s not even the bloody Arthurian legend as you know it. But it is bloody good fun if you let it in. Read more
6.0
2017-05-12
Delivers a King Arthur re-telling that stands on its own and is surprisingly unique... Read more
6.0
2017-05-17
Excalibur brings a curious new take on medieval sword fights that is utterly enthralling. Read more
6.0
Alice Bishop of Alice Bishop
2017-05-11
Allows CGI and wishy-washy storytelling to coexist with experimentation...
5.0
Ian Morton of All Things Movies UK
2017-05-11
An easy but forgettable watch from the usually proficient director.
5.0
2017-04-28
Witty and humorous as it is, it suffers from its stylized pacing issues and uninspired use of source material. Read more
5.0
Hungry Watching of Hungry Watching
2017-05-18
The action sequences feel a bit like a dream – fun and exciting, but not quite real.
4.5
2017-09-24
A waste of time and money. It just does not work. Read more
4.0
2017-05-11
Unfortunately, Ritchie buries every stylistic choice he makes under charmless and pace-deadening CGI. Read more
4.0
2017-05-16
Whilst the story generally failed to keep me entertained the same cannot be said of the tremendous score. Read more
2.5
2017-05-15
There is precious little room for such luxuries as story, plot, character development and clear, coherent direction. Read more
2.0
2017-05-29
There is no heart and even less soul in this mish-mashed lackluster film... Read more
2.0
Konstantinos Pappis of FilmView
2017-05-18
It’s less “from nothing comes a king” and more “from nothing comes nothing”...
1.0
2017-05-11
I went into the screening with very low expectations, and unfortunately even they weren’t met. Read more
1.0
2017-05-06
A $175 million fiasco aimed squarely at the Men & Motors crowd, the experience of watching King Arthur: Legend of the Sword can be replicated at home by playing the audio of a random episode of Danny Dyer's The Real Football Factories over any of Uwe Boll's straight to video medieval romps. Read more
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10
2017-05-09
Zet je dus schrap voor legendarische special effects! Read more
8.0
2017-08-28
Een helse rollercoaster die als een pletwals over je heen raast. Read more
8.0
Luca Eikelbeck of De Filmrecensent
2017-05-15
Een typische Guy Ritchie film, met gave muziek, leuke rolletjes aan niet-acteurs en veel scenes die elkaar kruisen voor een komisch effect. Read more
7.0
5.0
2017-09-15
Een vermakelijke poging om de legende van koning Arthur nieuw leven in te blazen. Read more
4.0
2017-05-11
Lekker tegendraads, met vlotte dialogen en soms een vette knipoog. De rest is een generieke studioblockbuster. Read more
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