A Knight's Tale DVD > Reviews

Advantages: Funny, very entertaining
Disadvantages: A couple of dubious performances, too long

William Thatcher, a lowly squire in medieval times, is give the opportunity to take on the identity of a knight when his master dies and he and his friends, Wat and Roland, are left with no meal ticket. When they meet Geoffrey Chaucer, a man who has fallen on hard times, he offers to forge documents to prove that William is a knight, so that he can enter jousting competitions to earn their keep. Passed off as Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein, William is ... Read review

Advantages: Comedic, great value
Disadvantages: Perhaps a tad long

...pick up this DVD at a car boot sale at a local school, for the grand total of £1. The fact that someone was willing to practically give away the film I thought did not really bode well, but it turned out I got a complete bargain! A Knight's Tale is a charming, comedic tale inspired by "The Canterbury Tales". It tells of a peasant squire (played by the late Heath Ledger) who passes himself off as a knight to take part in a jousting tournament, and ... Read review