| Black Knight Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| It's hard for me to fathom how an actor can start making really good
movies, and then start going down the tubes, even though it's clear
that there's a lot of energy and enthusiasm left. Perhaps it comes
from a failure to be self-critical as one gets...more |
| Black Knight Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| >BY EDWIN JAHIEL
>
>BLACK KNIGHT (2001) * 1/2. Directed by Gil Junger. Written by Darryl
>J.Quarles, Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow. Photography, Ueli Steiger.
>Editing, Michael R. Miller. Production design, Leslie Dilley.
>Costumes, Marie France....more |
| Black Knight Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 5/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "BLACK KNIGHT" (20th Century-Fox)
In this very loose adaptation of Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee
in King Arthur's Court," Martin Lawrence stars as Jamal Walker who works in
Medieval World amusement park. One...more |
| Black Knight Review |
| by Annette Cardwell (Rating: 1/5) |
| Early in the fish-out-of-water (or rather black-man-out-of-the-hood)
comedy Black Knight, the medieval English king exclaims in describing
Martin Lawrence's Jamal, "He's no longer funny, but he refuses to give
up the joke." more |
| Black Knight Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
20th Century Fox/ New Regency
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: Darryl Quarles, Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Tom Wilkinson, Greg Cooper, Kevin
Conway, Erik Jensen, Dikran Tulaine
Screened at: UA 64 St....more |
| Black Knight Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| "Ask not what your fiefdom can do for you. Ask what you can do for your
fiefdom," Jamal Walker (Martin Lawrence), known to the locals as Skywalker,
lectures the medieval peasants in Gil Junger's BLACK KNIGHT. In a good-spirited
comedy that is a time...more |
| Black Knight Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 1/10) |
| If your kids are good, take 'em to Harry Potter. If they misbehave, make
'em watch Black Knight. Or at least threaten to - they'll shape up right
away. Knight is as original as a fart and nowhere near as funny. Imagine an
Ebonics-spewing Carrot Top and...more |
