Black Knight (film)
- Martin Lawrence: Jamal Walker / Skywalker
- Marsha Thomason: Victoria / Nicole
- Tom Wilkinson: Sir Knolte of Marlborough
- Vincent Regan: Percival
- Daryl Mitchell: Steve
- Michael Countryman: Phillip
- Kevin Conway: King Leo
- Jeannette Weegar: Princess Regina
- Erik Jensen: Derek
- Dikran Tulaine: Dennis
- Helen Carey: Queen
- Michael Burgess: Ernie
Ritter Jamal - A black comedy (Original title: Black Knight) is an American comedy film directed by Gil Junger 's 2001 The film deals with the story of a free Yankee at the court of King Arthur by Mark Twain..
Action
Jamal Walker is Guardian in the medieval theme park dedicated to "Medieval World". The park has to compete with the competition from of " Castle World".
Walker finds an old medallion and is set in the year 1328 in England. He initially thinks he would get to compete Park and marveled at the seemingly " realistic replicas " there until the real facts he realizes. The locals believe that he is a Moor from Normandy, who came to the court of the king as ambassador. As " Sir Skywalker " he presented to the king and soon to its safety consultant.
Walker finds out that the king deposed the former queen, who was then an alcoholic. In the old knight Knolte he finds a friend with whom he fights against the evil king. He decides to bring the Queen back to power and finally emerges as the " Black Knight " in appearance.
Meanwhile, the sheriff seizes power and hurls the king in the castle moat. Between Jamal and the sheriff it comes to a duel, which can decide Jamal thanks to the help Knoltes for themselves. The Queen proposes Jamal knighted, but returns again into 2001 already during the ceremony. Whether dream or not, Jamal still has the locket.
Jamal are the owner of "Medieval World" new ideas and shortly thereafter from the bankrupt amusement park is a popular recreational park, play in the children and can romp. Pleased Jamal finds his love of the Middle Ages in a modern woman again. As Jamal follows her and her phone number would have her, he falls into the moat of "Medieval World" and wakes up in the Colosseum of ancient Rome again, where one rushes the lion on him. In the last scene Jamal runs away screaming in front of the animals.
Reviews
The lexicon of the International film called Knight Jamal - A black comedy as " [e ] benso loss - as inconsequential farce " in which one could hardly recognize the novel by Mark Twain. "Even the closest comedy is wasted in favor of a simple plot schematics. " Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times (21 November 2001), the comedy was " energy- laden " and " tailored to Martin Lawrence ." The director, the screenwriters and Lawrence would endeavor to ensure that the result fast and easy am working.
The result was, according to Br -online a " lame movie" and a " time travel adventure that might have turned on in the 80s ." About the " predictable [e ] [... ] action also seems only a moderately talented ensemble surprised," for the audience she was " banal ". In addition, the question of " what is at the cheap Moat story should be black " agency.
Awards
The comedy was nominated in 2002 in the category Best Sound Editing for a Golden Reel Award.
Others
- The rotated in North Carolina Comedy cost about $ 50 million. She played in U.S. cinemas, an approximately $ 33.4 million.
- The flag of Hungary appears in the movie again and again; the importance it has in the movie, is not discussed.
- The Medallion Jamal finds in the moat, is the same as the one that Kevin Costner as Robin Hood in Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves bears.
- The film used repeatedly slapstick, as an allusion to films starring Eddie Murphy.