Black Knight 2001

Critics score:
14 / 100

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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Less original than a Renaissance Faire handbook. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Martin Lawrence [stars] as a theme park worker who falls into a scummy moat and surfaces in the Middle Ages -- perhaps in search of people who would find his humor fresh and original. No such luck. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: It represents the ultimate in Hollywood cynicism and laziness. Read more

Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune: This is paint-by-numbers filmmaking. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Black Knight is a movie that knows its audience. Its underlying philosophy might be: why try harder when this is all they expect? Read more

Gene Seymour, Newsday: Represents yet another blown opportunity to raise Martin Lawrence's game to a higher level. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: It's a bad sign when a movie begins with an extended close-up sequence of its star plucking a nostril hair. Read more

Scott Von Doviak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com: Mark Twain managed to pen A Connecticut Yankee all by his lonesome, but three highly-paid Hollywood writers were needed to put together this lazy retread. Read more

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A rip-roaring time-travel comedy tailored beautifully to Martin Lawrence's protean talent. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Utter nonsense. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Most of the gags are groaners. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Monty Python and the Holy Martin, in other words, this ain't. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Lo, after much exertion, the quest for laughs by Sir Mugs-a-lot ends up where it started -- in a soggy ditch. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The latest in a string of mediocre-to-bad films that have latched onto Lawrence's name as their sole marketable commodity. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Has about as much swagger as its bland and basic title. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: This is Lawrence's show, his chance to demonstrate his comic nimbleness and appeal. He runs with it. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Read more

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: Were it not for Lawrence's presence, you get the feeling the flimsily constructed comedy would simply collapse and blow away. Read more

Time Out: Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: Tedious and predictable. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: Black Knight isn't awful, strictly speaking, just tepid and predictable. Read more

Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: Paint-by-numbers cliche-fest. Read more