Last Knights - Background noise

‘Last Knights’ is a story about... well, I kind of had to work out the premise as I went along.  It’s safe to say that it’s set in a ‘fictional’ world of make believe.  It’s based on an old Japanese Tale and then imported to a sort of Western culture, only during medieval times, hence the use of ‘knights’ over ‘samurais.’

If you’ve seen the marketing then you can’t fail to miss Morgan Freeman’s face on the front cover.  He’s basically sharing top-billing with Clive Owen, only he’s not really in it for the film’s full duration, leaving any die-hard fans possibly feeling a little short-changed.  The story focuses on Clive Owen, as the leader of a band of knights and their attempts to right the wrongs done to them and their people.

And that’s about it.  I sat through the whole film, watch Mr Owen and co generally chopping up all those who opposed to them and was left pretty neutral.  There’s not much wrong with the film, i.e. Freeman and Owen both turn in reasonable performances, but then there’s nothing I can really say that’s particularly positive about it either.  Yup, there’s action.  The sets are decent and reminiscent of the time period.  And it’s a tale about good triumphing over evil.

The problem is that I’ve seen all that before.  There’s just nothing here that’s original enough to really elevate it.  I’m now struggling to find anything left to write.  It’s that mediocre.  Not bad.  Not good.  You could check your emails or make a cup of tea at any time during the story and wouldn’t miss a thing.  Rent or watch for free before you buy.

5/10 a hard trek, a bit like unicycling to Mordor and back