Jason Statham - Farmer Leelee Sobieski - Muriella John Rhys-Davies - Merick Ron Perlman - Norick Claire Forlani - Solana Kristanna Loken - Elora Matthew Lillard - Duke Fallow Brian J. White - Commander Tarish Mike Dopud - General Backler Will Sanderson - Bastian Tania Saulnier - Tawlyn Ray Liotta - Gallian Burt Reynolds - King Konreid Gabrielle Rose - Delinda Terence Kelly - Trumaine
Story:
In The Name Of The King begins when Farmers village is overrun by half beast half man creatures called Krug summoned and commanded by the evil Nexus Gallian that brutally kill most of the inhabitants, burn down all the homes and take the women and children as prisoners after the invasion is finished and the Krug have left the village Farmer realizes that both his wife and son are missing and so with the help of his brother in law Bastian and good friend Norick he begins his journey to rescue his wife and son but along the way finds that his son has been killed quickly turning this from a rescue mission into one of vengeance.
Meanwhile back at the castle the kings heir and nephew Duke Fallow conspires with Gallian and offers him safe haven in the castle for his help in removing the king from power thus making him king but Fallows plan is flawed as the method used for the kings assasination is poisoning and Fallow himself was dining with the king and in turn gets poisoned himself but with Gallian having the only cure there comes a huge shift in power and Fallow realizes that he is going to forever be under Gallians control and so under Gallians command he raises an army to conquer the known lands with.
Soon the king is aided by his Nexus back to health and when he hears of his nephews conspiracy he gathers the remaining troops and goes in search of Fallow. Farmer and his friends find the kidnapped prisoners from their village but their rescue attempt is foiled resulting in the capture of Bastian and Norick and with Farmer being taken elsewhere to be interrogated and killed but Farmer escapes from his inevitable death and is rescued by the kings Nexus Merick who takes him to the rest of the army to amount an attack on Gallian and Fallow and in turn save his wife and avenge his sons death.
Review:
In The Name Of The King has a really great story and follows a similar plot to that of the well known trilogy 'The Lord Of The Rings' with constant twists and turns in the script it will definately keep your attention all the way through and having an all star cast has really paid of as there are very few scenes that are badly casted. All of the performances from the cast are really good but Ray Liotta's role as Gallian in particular really does stand out maikng it almost look as though the part was especially made for him and he does really seem to enjoy it too which adds extra impact, also Jason Statham's part as Farmer was really well played and again did really suit him.
The special effects were really good as well and effects such as Merrick teleporting himself do look coonvincing and when Gallian takes control of his Krug soldiers you get to see what the Krug see but from Gallains perspective which is also really well done and is a great touch the only thing effects wise that even comes close to letting this film down are the costume designs of the Krug which when seen alone at the start do look kinda lame but when you see hundreds of them together they do start to look more convincing.
The soundtrack used is really fitting of an epic adventure fantasy film and really helps buid tension when needed and again helps set the scene for the many battles that come to pass as well as highlighting the mysteries of the various areas in which the film is set.
Overall In The Name Of The King is really well made has a great story and will keep you entertained for hours and as such is well worth buying as it is a film that you can watch again and again.
Price & Availability:
In The Name Of The King is available to pre order from amazon for around £15 and is released on April 15th 2008
Production Year: 2000 - Action/Adventure - Director: Joseph McGinty - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Glover
