When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
Clive Owen
Raiden
Morgan Freeman
Bartok
Aksel Hennie
Geza Mott
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Maria
James Babson
Fat Jim
Giorgio Caputo
Slim Tully
Cliff Curtis
Lt. Cortez
Hannah Rose Caton
Lilly
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Ito
Klára Issová
Lt. Cortez's Wife
Ahn Sung-ki
Auguste
Anna Linhartová
Amy
Park Si-yeon
Hannah
Payman Maadi
Emperor
Noah Silver
Gabriel
Ayelet Zurer
Naomi
Michael Lombardi
Josiah
Daniel Adegboyega
Rodrigo
Dave Legeno
Olaf
Val Lauren
Shimon
Robert Russell
First Counsel
Lee Ingleby
Messenger
Peter Hosking
Accountant
Dan Brown
Thomas
Nigel Gore
Second Counsel
Chris Consilvio
Corrupt Nobleman
Pavel Kříž
Doctor
Brian Caspe
Spy #1
Booda
Merchant
Tomáš Havlík
Geza Mott's Secretary
Tatiana Evonuk
Bath House Girl
Michael Pavlik
Tower Guard
Leo Stransky
Bandit Leader
Petr Kotík
Bridge Guard #1
Zoran Kovačevič
Guard
Patrik Plešinger
Drinking Opponent
Zdenek Astr
Executioner
Rod Grover
Slum Lord
Michal Maléř
Young Soldier
Václav Chalupa
Gambler #2
Libor Mika
Lead Guard
Petr Bozdech
Shimon's Man
Radek Brůna
Rodrigo's Man
Zdeněk Dvořáček
Raiden's Man / Olaf's Man
Rene Hajek
Josia's Man
Karel Hartl
Rodrigo's Man
Jiří Horký
Josia's Man
Petr Kadlec
Shimon's Man
Roman Kracík
Goon
Petr Kucera
Josia's Man
Jan Loukota
Rodrigo's Man
Ondřej Malina
Raiden's / Olaf's Man
Ondra Moravec
Josia's Man
Miroslav Navrátil
Raiden's / Olaf's Man
Pavel Novotný
Raiden's / Olaf's Man
Milos Reznicek
Shimon's Man
Jiri Simberský
Goon
Pavel Vokoun
Goon
Pavel Bezděk
Goon (uncredited)
Kevin Michael Clarke
Nobleman (uncredited)
Jan Hrdina
Nobleman (uncredited)
Tomáš Tobola
Guard (uncredited)
Director
Kazuaki Kiriya
Writer
Michael Konyves
Writer
Dove Sussman
May 23, 2016
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> When the knights rise after the fall of their master.
I had a feeling that I know this story from somewhere else like a deja-vu, but more than that I felt it should have been a ninja story than the knight's. So when I checked the crew list and I found the Japanese director who made 'Goemon'. That's not at all, it was indeed a version of the Japanese classical hit 'The Loyal 47 Ronin'. Honestly, I haven't seen that, but have seen the other versions like the Keanu Reeve's recent '47 Ronon' et cetera.
It was the story of a group of knights led by Raiden played by Clive Owen. After their master was tricked to death by a corrupted minister in the court of law, everyone thinks the knights would avenge for it. But that does not happen and as the years pass, slowly the hope fades away. And then comes a twist with some good action sequences before the end credits roll up.
It was a great story, but the transforming it from a ninja tale to a knight's did not give that solid revenge seeking effect. Because the ninja fights are kind of stylish, because the stunt choreography and costumes for ninjas has changed in the present scenario. Whereas the knight's remained same for the decades, that means it was a very normal like a medieval European sword fight. So you can call it a realistic, yet there's a filmy thing which lacks in it.
That's fine because the entire film was almost a slow drama. So don't assume it is a complete action film. In that perspective, it will definitely disappoint a few viewers, but I think it is still worth giving a try. The cast and the production were awesome, but still there's something is holding back it to the B movies list than an A. And finally, seeing the way it ended, I think there will be another film to follow.
6/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$40,000,000.00
Revenue:
$3,643,591.00