Last Knights (2015)
Rated R
Starring Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Cliff Curtis, Aksel Hennie,
Directed by Kazuaki Kiriya
The Story:
Raiden (Owen) is the commander of an army of knights that are loyal to the nobleman Bartok (Freeman). When called to see the Emperor, Bartok refuses to bribe the emperor's counsel (Hennie) and winds up losing everything in the process. Will Raiden avenge his master, or is he too far gone to find redemption?
Never heard of this one?
Don't worry, I hadn't either.
But when you're looking through movies that are coming out or available to stream in Netflix and Morgan Freeman pops up on the cover of the movie, odds are that it's worth a look.
And this one is.
The story itself is nothing new that you probably haven't seen before, but the production did a great job of recreating the mood and atmosphere of a time and place of legend.
With a European and Asian mix of cast, crew and location peppered with some well known faces, the movie will keep you engaged from beginning to end.
Might be a tad overlong at nearly 2 hours, but the pacing and structure seemed a deliberate attempt to tell the proper story while having the audience become invested in all of the players, both primary and secondary.
Worth a look if you're interested in an action film you might have otherwise missed.
Currently streaming on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: C+
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