Black Knight Reviews

2001

Rated:
60
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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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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

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
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful

Dreadful

I sat through this film thinking that it would only gain redemption if Martin Lawrence was spontaneously speared - preferably through the mouth, as that was the main source of irritation and unintelligable slang.

It is perfect for those who have no problems with their intelligence being insulted, or who don't care about such trifles as historical accuracy, or watching a bumbling tw*t spouting witless gibberish for the best part of two hours.

This is a good film for children, however, but only if they are very, very bad.
- - SV from London
  - Posted 19 Jul 2004 15:14
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful

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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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

BLACK KNIGHT

IT HAS ITS MOMENTS BUT ALL IN ALL ITS QUITE A LOAD OF GIBBERISH, YOU CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HALF OF WHAT MARTIN LAWRENCE IS SAYING AND THE ACTING REMINDS ME OF A 'B' MOVIE, THE KIDS WILL PROBABLY LOVE IT.
- - peter rumsey from LEEDS, ENGLAND
  - Posted 31 Mar 2005 02:36
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Good Family Fun

I watched this with my 12 year old son and we really laughed. Martin Lawrence films always have the feel good factor and this one is no exception. Not his very best film, but by no means as bad as some of the reviews suggest.
- - A customer from Nottingham, UK
  - Posted 10 May 2005 23:08

9 out of 11 people found this review helpful

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
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful

Dreadful

I sat through this film thinking that it would only gain redemption if Martin Lawrence was spontaneously speared - preferably through the mouth, as that was the main source of irritation and unintelligable slang.

It is perfect for those who have no problems with their intelligence being insulted, or who don't care about such trifles as historical accuracy, or watching a bumbling tw*t spouting witless gibberish for the best part of two hours.

This is a good film for children, however, but only if they are very, very bad.
- - SV from London
  - Posted 19 Jul 2004 15:14
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful

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
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Good Family Fun

I watched this with my 12 year old son and we really laughed. Martin Lawrence films always have the feel good factor and this one is no exception. Not his very best film, but by no means as bad as some of the reviews suggest.
- - A customer from Nottingham, UK
  - Posted 10 May 2005 23:08
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

I dont no why people are rating this so badly

Yea its far fetched, but so are most films. Its funny, maybe not so orginal. Martin Lawrence's acting was great as usual.
- - Kim from b'ham
  - Posted 04 Jan 2007 14:54
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

BLACK KNIGHT

IT HAS ITS MOMENTS BUT ALL IN ALL ITS QUITE A LOAD OF GIBBERISH, YOU CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HALF OF WHAT MARTIN LAWRENCE IS SAYING AND THE ACTING REMINDS ME OF A 'B' MOVIE, THE KIDS WILL PROBABLY LOVE IT.
- - peter rumsey from LEEDS, ENGLAND
  - Posted 31 Mar 2005 02:36
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Usual Martin Lawrence

I just think that Martin is hilarious in any film he's in and this is no exception. Would of liked it to of ended a little better though, left you wondring if there would be a sequel. would recommend a viewing.
- - A customer from Whitburn, Scotland
  - Posted 15 Apr 2005 18:48
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Martin at his best

I did not have much expectations from this film, thought it was just a run of the mill type. However, I was gladly proved wrong - Martin was at his best for a long time.

Definitely worth a look!
- - Kazza from Berkshire
  - Posted 19 Jan 2004 13:51
Kids loved it.

I rented 'Black Knight' for my kids and they loved it. Adults etc will find it quite boring, but there are even a few jokes in there for us. Basically, this is a kids film, a proper fairy-tale.
- - A customer from Farnborough, Hampshire
  - Posted 08 Jul 2004 10:58
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Dark times...

Martin Lawrence suffers greatly without his comedy partner Will Smith and a larger portion of that miseryis passed onto the viewer. Martin, sadly, is the more annoying half of the ingrating Bad Boys duo and by himself does not hold the screen comfortably, he mugs and capers through the film using American slang that I do not understand but medieval peasants seem to get without effort. Admittedly this is a film for the kids but parents should carefully consider their actions and the consequences of making innocent eyes watch this sh*t.
- - Reece from London
  - Posted 19 Jul 2004 14:10

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Critics' reviews (2)
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