A Knight's Tale is an entertaining action adventure. It may not be the best movie ever made but it's still pretty good. Director Brian Helgeland does an admirable job of making this movie about a peasant squire who creates a new identity for himself as a knight after the death of his master. The late Heath Ledger is excellent as William Thatcher the peasant who becomes a knight. Ledger showed in all the films he's been in his talent and this one is no different. R.I.P. Ledger. The rest of the cast are admirable in their roles including Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany, Alan Tudyk, and Shannyn Sossaman. The movie has plenty of action and fights that are well executed with some small does of humor. Also worth mentioning Ledger, Addy, Bettany, and Tudyk had great chemistry together making their friendships believable. They brought much of the comic relief to the movie as well. Ledger also had a good chemistry with Sossman who was impressive as his love interest. Rufus Sewell was a solid villain but he wasn't given much to do except for a few action sequences. The pacing was a little slow at times making it feel a little long. The final confrontation between Ledger and Sewell was fitting it was a bit of a letdown. With it's flaws aside though A Knight's Tale is still a solid adventure with just enough action, humor, a little romance, and exceptional performances by the cast especially Ledger who make this movie worth the time to watch.
Review of A Knight's Tale
