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Sharply directed by Gil Junger, the Martin Lawrence comedy BLACK KNIGHT borrows its theme from A CONNECTICUT YANKEE AT KING ARTHUR'S COURT, with Mark Twain's Yankee being replaced by Jamal Walker (Lawrence). Jamal works at a decrepit California theme park in danger of being put out of business by a rival theme park. Cleaning .. Read more

Starring Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Vincent Regan, Tom Wilkinson
Director Gil Junger
Genres Comedy

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Black Knight

Sharply directed by Gil Junger, the Martin Lawrence comedy BLACK KNIGHT borrows its theme from A CONNECTICUT YANKEE AT KING ARTHUR'S COURT, with Mark Twain's Yankee being replaced by Jamal Walker (Lawrence). Jamal works at a decrepit California theme park in danger of being put out of business by a rival theme park. Cleaning Medieval World's moat, he falls into the water, only to recover in Fourteenth Century England. There, Jamal meets Sir Knolte (Tom Wilkinson), a dissolute knight, before he stumbles into the court of the usurper King Leo (Kevin Conway). Jamal is impressed at what he thinks is the realism of the rival theme park, and only after witnessing a gory beheading does he realize, with horror, where he really is. Jamal encounters the beautiful Victoria (Marsha Thomason)--who is scheming to return the Queen (Helen Carey) to the throne--and falls fowl of the evil Sir Percival (Vincent Regan). Joining forces with Sir Knolte and Victoria, Jamal teaches the rebels some helpful football, golfing, and boxing moves, before he dons the armor of the awesome Black Knight.

Starring Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Vincent Regan, Tom Wilkinson
Director Gil Junger
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 35 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate PG.gif
Genres Comedy
Language English
Released DVD: 09 Dec 2002
Production year: 2001
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    For those who do not care a lot for Camelot, this could be your movie. It struggles to turn a loose version of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court into a suitable vehicle for comic Martin Lawrence, whose inconsistent performance doesn't help the cause a bit. Lawrence plays Jamal Walker, an underachieving employee at on-the-skids theme park Medieval World. After falling into a moat, he is magically zapped back to a 14th-century England that he initially fails to comprehend because “they're all such good actors”. Director Gil Junger seems unable to control Lawrence's tedious cheeky-chappy persona and leaves little room for laughs, action or other characters. Consequently, most audiences will be turned off by this derivative romp.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • A sort of hip hop version of Mark Twain's venerable story of a modern man taken back in time that brings an occasional smile, though Martin Lawrence's humour does not travel well.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 9 out of 11 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Black Knight (2001)

    I found this to be very entertaining, mainly because it is SILLY! .............................. After watching the extras I just had to watch the film again.

      • Sparkie from BRISTOL, UK
      • Posted 18 Jan 2006 01:16

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  • 5 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    What rubbish...

    Black Knight is... well..., crap. It was painful to watch and boring. The script was poor, full of American slang 'Yo'll dog!' etc, the acting was pathetic, the direction was terrible. I think that you get the message?

    The DVD has special features, but due to the fact the film was so bad, I didn't watch them. Straight back in the post. The film does offer Director Commentary, yeah right...

    My recommendation, don't bother. 2 hours of my life I can't get back.

      • Michael Oglesby from Norwich, UK
      • Posted 13 Jan 2005 15:59

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    The Guardian

    Open Season declared

    • 26 Jan 2007

    Animated adventure Open Season is set for its UK DVD release on January 30th 2007. Featuring Martin Lawrence, Aston Kutcher and Billy Connolly, the family movie focuses on the tale of a grizzly bear trapped in the woods before the hunting season begins. Martin Lawrence, star of Black Knight, Big Momma's House and Nothing to Lose, voices the ursine adventurer, while Ashton Kutcher plays his friend, a mule deer. Ashton Kutcher recently starred alongside silver screen stalwart Kevin Costner in... Read more

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      • Sharply directed by Gil Junger, the Martin Lawrence comedy BLACK KNIGHT borrows its theme from A CONNECTICUT YANKEE AT KING ARTHUR'S COURT, with Mark Twain's Yankee being replaced by Jamal Walker (...