In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Critic Reviews

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Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

This is the sort of movie where men stand blankly over dead loved ones, then start digging. Masculine stoicism or emotional botox? You decide.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Sam AdamsAdd Critic to Favorites

Its convictionless competence is merely dull, denying the pleasures of an outright howler without providing much else.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

A second-rate regurgitation of "The Lord of the Rings." Everything about it, down to the set and costume design, apes Peter Jackson's epic trilogy. However, while "The Lord of the Rings" was a grand story of scope and power, In the Name of the King feels small in more ways than one.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Frank ScheckAdd Critic to Favorites

It's completely undone by its terrible screenplay, inept direction, oppressive musical score and muddy visual palette.Read the full review

The New York Times | Laura KernAdd Critic to Favorites

An awkward “Lord of the Rings” knockoff, it features both elaborate battles and bumbling humor, though it’s never quite clear when you should be laughing.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

Cultists will be happy to discover that In The Name Of The King bears all the so-bad-it's-good hallmarks of a classic Boll production.Read the full review

Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites

A plodding patchwork of derivative fantasy-adventure, medieval production design, risible dialogue, unimpressive CGI trickery and haphazardly edited action sequences.Read the full review

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