King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

2017 126 Minutes

Adventure | Fantasy | Drama | Action

The young Arthur runs the back passages of Londonium with his crew, not knowing his royal lineage until he grabs Excalibur. Instantly confronted by the sword’s influence, Arthur is forced to make...

Overall Rating

6 / 10
Verdict: Good
  • King Arthur Legend of the Sword was the attempted start of a franchise. A franchise that I can definitely say will not continue. This film was not good, it was completely mediocre. Let's start with the positives, Jude Law and Charlie Hunnam. Both... Read the full review »
  • TheReelBurke

    TheReelBurke

    7 / 10
    Charlie Hunnam was great as Arthur delivering a performance that was convincing in both the action sequences and the emotional moments. Jude Law was the perfect balance of creepy, detached, and ominous in with portrayal of Vortigern. For most of t... Read the full review »
  • Elite Reviewer
    "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword," on the one hand, is a sloppily made, lazily animated, bloated and unnecessary film (seriously, who asked for a King Arthur movie in 2017?), and on the other hand, it's a decent enough action flick that will most... Read the full review »
  • Going in my expectations were not high despite some of my favourite movie critics/reviewers claiming they were pleasantly surprised by the movie. I think it's my lowered expectations going in that really helped me enjoy this movie. The performan... Read the full review »
  • Legend of the Sword is no legendary movie. Jude Law and Aiden Gillen are reduced into one-dimensional figures in a head-scratching historical fiction that seems too jumbled to watch. Read the full review »