allstarrunner Yes, I gave this movie a 10 rating. I know it isn't a movie that is going to win any Oscars or critical acclaim. It may be lacking it technical areas but what it has in spades is HEART. It is FUNNY and it packs a hell of an emotional punch for a movie that is clearly not taking itself seriously. If you are reading this review and are on the fence to watch this movie or not - watch it! It is a lighthearted film that is extremely entertaining and at the end of the day that is what watching a movie is all about! This movie will make you laugh and cry - it reminds me how amazing movies can be when done with sincerity and heart!

kz917-1 A Knight's Tale features Heath Ledger as a young man trying to change his stars. When the knight he is a squire for literally drops dead, he stands in for him at a tournament. The ball only rolls faster from there. Heath and his merry men become famous at excelling at tournaments, hopefully they won't be infamous!Laughter, great music and much fun all contained in this movie!

FilmBuff1994 A Knight's Tale is a mediocre movie with a pretty poor storyline, despite an impressive and talented cast. It certainly has good moments, there are interesting jousting scenes and a great soundtrack, Heath Ledger also delivers a great performance, his characterisation is terrific, it's a pity he wasn't given a better film. The plot is very weak, it lingers on certain plot points, such as William and Jocelyn's relationship, his connection with his friends and long, boring jousting training sequences, it lacks any real depth or heart that you would want from these type of movies, a strong connection between characters. The villain is very weak, he never really feels like a bad guy, we're basically just expected to hate him because he's the lead characters competition, he's not necessarily portrayed as being unlikeable, he's just another jouster, I actually found myself feeling bad for him when the main character and his friends tease him at the end, because we are never given a reason to dislike this guy and to want to see him suffer. It certainly has some redeeming qualities, but A Knight's Tale is lacking in story and character development big time, for Ledger's sake its worth the watch, but certainly do not go out of your way to see it. A young man turns himself in to a knight and aspires to win a jousting competition. Best Performance: Heath Ledger

carbuff First off, this medieval romp is not meant to be either a serious story or history, instead it's just basically a throwback to safe old-time wholesome entertainment, which isn't a bad thing now and again. While it is hardly original, the mix of modern language and pop/rock songs set in the "wrong" time period was different and fun and worked well with the story. The story, however, could have used a bit of editing, since two plus hours was a bit more than necessary to tell this story.All-in-all, only a lightweight, predictable and essentially conventional film, but still a reasonable way to kill some time, especially if you have to entertain both children and adults.