Last Knights (2015)

You won't be disappointed!

An Exercise In Nonsense

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

An old-fashioned stolid fantasy flick which focuses more on story while lacking in action until the very end. Clive Owen is good as the brooding depressive knight who is / isn't interested in revenge. The set up takes virtually most of the running time. The assault in the climax is a long time coming but is well edited and shot and feels well earned.7/10

This movie isn't so bad, it's just not good, it's slow, lame and dull. If you as so much as heard of the 47 Ronin story, you've already seen this movie. That's the general feeling of the movie. As if you or me had heard the story, liked it and decided to make a version with western knights but only based on the big lines of the well known story...With Western Knights but in a wannabe fantasy world that make no sense with no attempt to give it some depth of any kind. With Western knights mixed with a few non white people with foreign accents, including the Emperor...People in this movie don't even have haircuts fitting any notion of medieval period. That's how bad it is, how much the director didn't cared... You can imagine Clive Owen asking the director "what about my hairs" and the director answering "what about them ?"... Unbelievable...Rarely seen a movie that felt so empty. Be careful about positive reviews on that film. Maybe if its the 8th movie you've seen in your life you'll like it but if you have any expectations, don't waste your time.

Truly Sad Film. Last few seconds, wrap this up, and it all adds up to GARBAGE! I saw this a while ago. And I just again caught the last few minutes on cable. Another example of filmmakers who somehow were afforded a huge budget, so they hired the actors, writers, cameramen, etc. Everyone was paid big. But the product is small.There is no acting here. No serious story, dialogue. Just sad, modern film making by people who think this is what films should look like.1 star, Awful.

The low ratings confuse me a bit. I think it was a very enjoyable film, especially if you subscribe to the idea of a having a Code. The action scenes are serviceable, but not amazing. The story is the main draw here: If you enjoyed The Last Samurai, then I imagine you'll like this. The themes are similar.If you come to it expecting explosions and non-stop sword killings, then you are going to be disappointed, this is a slower paced affair. But I feel that the pace gives more weight to the action when it does take place.