The Black Knight (2001)
5 word summary
man accidently travels into past
The Black Knight, though funny at times, is more painful to watch than I originally remember. When I first saw it in theaters I was young and thought it was hilarious. After a recent viewing I had to wonder, what did I see in this?
As I said it is funny at times. Some of the lines and actions are really funny. Martin Lawrence at times saves the film and at times ruins it. He knows what’s funny but sometimes seems to try to hard or get to cocky and makes things that could have been funny not. One scene that I did enjoy is the scene with the Lawrence trying to get the band to play the Sly and the Family Stone song “dance to the music.”
Though it is sometimes funny, the key word is sometimes. More often your sitting bored than laughing. Even when it’s not funny you can’t watch it for a history lesson because it’s ridiculous (which I don’t fault it for, it’s a comedy they can make stuff up if they want.) the acting is bad by almost everyone. Most of them can’t pull of their lines or actions with a funny outcome. When a film is trying to be funny and its not, it gets really awkward and hard to watch, and that happened here.
If you’re a Martin Lawrence fan you might enjoy this film. Life, Blue Streak, Whats the Worst that Could Happen, etc, are all funnier and more entertaining, but if you like him enough this one might be alright. Younger viewers might enjoy it more as well, i know i liked it when i was 13. Other than that I would suggest finding a different film to watch if you want a good film watching experience.
5/10
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