Ironclad (2011)
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.
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A decent movie, good solid cast and acting, OK action, a nice cliche hero, a classic story, worth watching. For me they ruined it all by making it a romance.
not only for the Medieval story. but for the clichés, absolutely normal when you present an episode who was well known. a story about heroism, resistance against tyranny, sacrifice and change of history. about friendship. and about values. historical accuracy is sacrificed for a noble message. nothing surprising in this. the good fact is to be perfect choice for the fans of genre. and to use a cast who does more than an admirable job. the bad side is low price for credibility of the story. the fight is axis. the explanation why only seven men must save the castle remains scene by scene. and this is the Achilles heel of the film. sure, it is a delight to see James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Brian Cox or Derek Jacobi in a historical drama who could be defined as good and almost impressive for the battle scenes. but something missing for to be real good.
Spoilers ahead... Ironclad was like eating a massive bowl of porridge, boring. Formulaic action with no real character. The weirdest thing was the Princess (or whoever she was) endlessly fawning over the templar guy and sexually harassing him throughout the film while he pulls the "God is watching" face, especially funny when she slowly and creepily shows him her Bush...Who were all the people? Nobody knows or cares. King John was just generic douche bag bad guy and the hero of the film has literally no personality whatsoever. None. Can't even remember his name and I've only just finished watching it.
The actors alone bring so much gravitas to the movie, that it's not unfair to say that they elevate it completely. But the story also works, plus there is a lot of action and blood to be shed. If you like period settings, you will have quite a lot to watch here. And a lot to like obviously too.The movie is really good, but a sort of sequel kinda almost put it down. Don't watch the other movie before or after. If you must I guess after, but you won't like it. This here has a good script and good effects, with a few nice twists along the way (mostly predictable of course), that will keep you entertained.