A Knight's Tale (2001)
In high school, one of my English teachers was trying to teach the class a new word: anachronistic. We just didn’t understand her lesson, not until she reminded us of the film A Knight’s Tale. Then, of course, we all understood. If you like seeing modern touches in a period piece, you’ll like the style of this comedy. If hearing “We Will Rock You” during a jousting competition annoys you, you don’t stand a chance.
In this tongue-in-cheek period piece, Heath Ledger stars as a ridiculous cutie pie with blonde curls and a mesmerizing smile. Isn’t that the plot? Every girl who went to see it thought that was the point of the movie. I suppose everyone else paid attention to the side plot: a squire who pretends to be a knight so he can enter a jousting competition and win the hand of a fair lady. Naturally, Rufus Sewell is the bad guy, so there’s not much suspense at to who Shannyn Sossamon will prefer. But it’s very light, so it’s not supposed to be suspenseful. Perfect for a matinee weekend when you don’t really feel like paying attention to a complicated movie but still want to look at a cute guy.
More Heath Ledger movies here!
In this tongue-in-cheek period piece, Heath Ledger stars as a ridiculous cutie pie with blonde curls and a mesmerizing smile. Isn’t that the plot? Every girl who went to see it thought that was the point of the movie. I suppose everyone else paid attention to the side plot: a squire who pretends to be a knight so he can enter a jousting competition and win the hand of a fair lady. Naturally, Rufus Sewell is the bad guy, so there’s not much suspense at to who Shannyn Sossamon will prefer. But it’s very light, so it’s not supposed to be suspenseful. Perfect for a matinee weekend when you don’t really feel like paying attention to a complicated movie but still want to look at a cute guy.
More Heath Ledger movies here!