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BrianSez's Review
Summary - Good 3.0
Heath Ledger stars in this slightly offbeat take of a commoner’s quest for fame and love in Old England. Although it didn’t do that well in overall reviews, I personally found this movie to be very entertaining, full of entergy and humor and a delightfully refreshing albeit off-camber approach to period film-making.
Acting - OK 2.5
Heath is the star as Sir William Thatcher posing as Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein. He largely plays a sincere and basickly good-natured man seeking fame and fortune. A far cry from the Joker in Batman, however. Rufus Sewell is natrually good as the bad man Count Adhemar. Shannyn Sossamon plays Laydy Jocelyn — but nothing too notable from her performance. My favorite was Paul Bettany as the funny and flamboyant Geoffrey Chaucer.
Male Stars - OK 2.5
Female Stars - OK 2.5
Female Costars - OK 2.5
Male Costars - OK 2.5
Film - Very Good 3.5
The direction and film making were the best part about this movie. Not only was the action and storyline great, but I loved the use of modern music and actual change of cast behavior that didn’t fit in to old England. It kept me on my toes and added a lot of fun to the story.