Critic Reviews
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Whenever Zucker stops piling on battle scenes as if he were directing Braveheart, his film casts a romantic spell.
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Todd McCarthy, Variety
Aside from casting Richard Gere as Lancelot, First Knight marches out as an agreeably intelligent, mature and well-mounted telling of the legendary King Arthur story.
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
The problem for him[Gere], and the film, comes when the non-physical acting begins.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is entertaining enough in its own way, and Sean Connery makes a splendid King Arthur, but compared with the earlier films[Rob Roy and Braveheart] this one seems thin and unconvincing.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Bad acting, dumb dialogue, and confusing cinematography abound, creating one of the most shoddy Camelot stories to date.
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Cast
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Sean Conneryas King Arthur -
Richard Gereas Lancelot -
Julia Ormondas Guinevere
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Ben Crossas Malagant -
Liam Cunninghamas Sir Agravaine -
Christopher Villiersas Sir Kay




