FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-green-knight-spoiler-free-review "The Green Knight is a slow-burn character study with some of the best visuals and sound work I've ever witnessed. David Lowery delivers a thematically heavy, superbly structured narrative focused on the self-discovering journey of the flawed protagonist Sir Gawain. Dev Patel leads with an extraordinarily…
When honor was everything.
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.
Top Cast
Dev Patel
Gawain
Alicia Vikander
Lady / Essel
Joel Edgerton
Lord
Sarita Choudhury
Mother
Sean Harris
King
Kate Dickie
Queen
Barry Keoghan
Scavenger
Erin Kellyman
Winifred
Ralph Ineson
Green Knight
Emilie Hetland
First Thief
Anthony Morris
Second Thief
Megan Tiernan
The Young Queen
Helena Browne
Sightless Woman
Brendan Conroy
Taverngoer
Chris McHallem
Lord in Waiting
Atheena Frizzell
Youngest Sister
Reviews
I found this movie to be mostly intriguing, and I have no qualm with the acting. I must confess that in a couple of places it dragged for me, once to the point where I nodded off for a few minutes. To be fair, I was also operating on not enough sleep lately. I thought it odd that Essel, Sir Gawain’s girlfriend, had such short hair. Was that a thing in the Middle Ages? There are a couple of plot twists that add a…
_The Green Knight_ is an epic character study that takes it's time following the path of a man finding worth in his life, but that slow progression is also its downfall. This movie was really gripping at first, I was invested in the first 30 minutes but that flow slowly starts to fade during the mid-section. At this point the scenes begin to drag a bit and the story jumps from one section to the next so quickly…
Dev Patel is just as wrong for Sir Gawain as he as for David Copperfield, but it's not his fault that The Green Knight is an incoherent mess; the responsibility lies entirely with writer/director/editor David Lowery. Early on in the film, King Arthur (Sean Harris) tells Gawain, "Tell me a story about yourself so I can get to know you." Gawain replies that he has no story to tell; two hours later he still doesn't…
FAQ about The Green Knight
What is The Green Knight about?
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of…
When was The Green Knight released?
The Green Knight was released in 2021.
What genres does The Green Knight belong to?
The Green Knight is categorised as Adventure, Drama, Fantasy.
Who stars in The Green Knight?
The cast of The Green Knight includes Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris.