Black Knight (2001)
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14% of critics liked it
(96 reviews) -
46% of users liked it
(154,261 ratings)
Screenwriter Darryl Quarles follows up his smash hit Big Momma's House (2000) with another raucous Martin Lawrence collaboration. Lawrence stars as Jamal Walker, an employee at a medieval-themed mini-golf course who wakes up in 14th century England after a blow to the head. Jamal has soon allied… More Screenwriter Darryl Quarles follows up his smash hit Big Momma's House (2000) with another raucous Martin Lawrence collaboration. Lawrence stars as Jamal Walker, an employee at a medieval-themed mini-golf course who wakes up in 14th century England after a blow to the head. Jamal has soon allied himself with a peasant girl and a broken-down ex-knight to defeat the evil King Leo (Kevin Conway) and his bullying minion, Sir Knolte (Tom Wilkinson). In the meantime, Jamal busts some modern dance moves on the medieval dance floor and encounters such intriguing residents of the period as knaves, peasants, archers, jousting knights, maidens, a princess, and even a giant. Black Knight (2001) is the sophomore directing vehicle of longtime television producer Gil Junger, who joins Lawrence in replacing the team originally attached to this comic vehicle, director F. Gary Gray and star Chris Tucker. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gil Junger
- Written By
- Darryl Quarles, Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 21, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
A single fish-out-of-water joke told over and over again.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Martin Lawrence [stars] as a theme park worker who falls into a scummy moat and surfaces in the Middle Ages -- perhaps in search of people who would find his humor fresh and original. No such luck.
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Claudia Puig, USA Today
Tedious and predictable.
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Mark Holcomb, Village Voice
Paint-by-numbers cliché-fest.
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Joe Leydon, Variety
Black Knight isn't awful, strictly speaking, just tepid and predictable.
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Cast
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Martin Lawrence
as Jamal Walker
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Marsha Thomason
as Victoria
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Tom Wilkinson
as Sir Knolte
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Vincent Regan
as Sir Percival
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Kevin Conway
as King Leo
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Jeannette Weegar
as Princess Regina
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Daryl Mitchell
as Steve
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Michael Burgess
as Ernie
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Isabell Monk
as Mrs. Bostwick
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Helen Carey
as The Queen
- Greg Cooper
- John Lewis


