Freedom060286 I liked this version of the King Arthur legend much more than most of the others. The cast is outstanding, with Sean Connery as Arthur, Liam Cunningham as Agravaine, John Gielgud as Oswald and best of all, the beautiful Julia Ormond as Guinevere. Richard Gere seemed a bit awkward by times as Lancelot, but overall he performed well enough.The cinematography was brilliant, and the locations gave the movie a realistic feel, especially the beautiful countryside in Gwynedd, North Wales. Some historians think Arthur may have been a Brythonic- speaking Romano-Briton with a kingdom in west England or Wales. The Welsh Tudor king of England Henry VII named his first son Arthur after the legendary king.Overall, First Knight was much more enjoyable than Excalibur, with it's better cast, better cinematography and without the supernatural elements and the incest in the other movie.

wilvis-93963 Richard Gere should play detectives or cowboys but not Knights.This is the worst King Arthur movie i have seen in my life.He really is too American and besides the whole story is just bad.Before and after have been much better movies telling movies about King Arthur,Beides there should be less of an age gap between King Arthur and Lancelot.This movie is like a meal at McDonalds it feeds you but its not a good meal.

Kirpianuscus one of easy to criticize films . or easy to admire. in fact, a decent work with few admirable sparkles. the first - Sir John Gielgud as Oswald. a small role who preserves entire gentle force of a great legendary actor. than, Sean Connery as Arthur, remembering his old Robin Hood. same measure, same delicacy to explore the nuances, same beautiful acting. only problem could be Richard Gere as Lancelot. sure, he is far to be the most inspired choice. but it is fair to recognize and appreciate his good intentions, work and not so bad result. Ben Cross uses his old tricks to do a real credible bad guy. the effort has not the best result but the imagination of the viewer put the lost pieces in the right place. romanticism, fight scenes, few innovation to the legend. short, a decent film.

SnoopyStyle This is a well wore story. This one doesn't add much to it. The only interesting thing new is the actors involved. Sean Connery is the elder King Arthur. Julia Ormond is Guinevere whose own realm is under constant attack by Prince Malagant (Ben Cross) a former Knight of the round table. Richard Gere is Lancelot who keeps rescuing Guinevere.This film isn't grand enough to be a spectacle. The CG is primitive and limited to far away scenes. It isn't gritty enough to be realistic. It is just good enough to be watchable. It's more a romance melodrama.The acting is above par. When you have Sean Connery as King Arthur, you can't get much better than that. Richard Gere as Lancelot is more of a problem. He doesn't have the heroic act down. He's more smarmy than sincere. And Julia Ormond is regal without the heat.