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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Overwhelming dislike
Based on 11 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 382 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Written by:
Chris Taylor (video game "Dungeon Siege")
Doug Taylor (& story)
Dan Stroncak (story)
Jason Rappaport (story)
Directed by: Uwe Boll
Release Date:
Theatrical: January 11, 2008
DVD: April 15, 2008
Running Time: 124 minutes, Color
Origin: Germany / Canada / USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for intense battle sequences
Starring Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, Burt Reynolds, Will Sanderson, Ron Perlman, Claire Forlani, Brian J. White, Kristanna Loken, Gabrielle Rose, Burt Reynolds, and Ron Perlman
An unspeakably evil army rampages across what was an idyllic, peaceful world, destroying everything in its path, looking to conquer the mighty Castle Ebb and vanquish the King himself! Amidst this backdrop of war in the Kingdom of Ehb, between the evil Gallian and the ruling King Konreid, a once simple family man named Farmer sets out to find his kidnapped wife, Solana. (Freestyle Releasing)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
ReelViews James Berardinelli
A second-rate regurgitation of "The Lord of the Rings." Everything about it, down to the set and costume design, apes Peter Jackson's epic trilogy. However, while "The Lord of the Rings" was a grand story of scope and power, In the Name of the King feels small in more ways than one.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Sam Adams
Its convictionless competence is merely dull, denying the pleasures of an outright howler without providing much else.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias
Cultists will be happy to discover that In The Name Of The King bears all the so-bad-it's-good hallmarks of a classic Boll production.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Director Uwe Boll sticks with what he knows -- how to turn video games into dull, cheap-looking movies.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen
Is this movie so god-awful bad that it's hilariously good? Can't be bothered deciding. Figure that's an answer in itself.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
This is the sort of movie where men stand blankly over dead loved ones, then start digging. Masculine stoicism or emotional botox? You decide.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Laura Kern
An awkward “Lord of the Rings” knockoff, it features both elaborate battles and bumbling humor, though it’s never quite clear when you should be laughing.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Jim Ridley
As numbing and depressing to watch as suits hammering out a film-packaging deal one venal clause at a time.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
Who among us can explain the enigma wrapped in a riddle surrounded by fierce, ravening, razor-toothed conundrums that is German director Uwe Boll?
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
It's completely undone by its terrible screenplay, inept direction, oppressive musical score and muddy visual palette.
Read Full Review >Variety Joe Leydon
A plodding patchwork of derivative fantasy-adventure, medieval production design, risible dialogue, unimpressive CGI trickery and haphazardly edited action sequences.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 382 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
B.F.G. 1337 gave it a0:
I have been looking ever since watching this steaming dog turd of a movie for something worse than this. The humor (well, the intended humor) made me cringe, the action sequences can make even Chuck Norris want to cry, and the ending made me want to punch something. I would have paid any thing to have Uwe Boll, or as I like to call him Ow My Balls, in the room at the time. The only problem would be that he is a good kick boxer.
Krascyinki K. gave it a0:
What a waste of time.
Justin gave it a7:
Not a bad movie. Those that rated this a zero have obviously jumped on the Uwe Boll bashing bandwagon and have lost objectivity.
G Money gave it a0:
Worst movie of all time. Seriously. I have not seen worse. I am a true believer that this movie will be played over and over again in hell. On a high note, i did laugh a number of times - during situations which were supposed to provoke sadness. Thats what terrible writing coupled with atrocious acting does to a movie. Five words - worst movie of all time.
Josh A. gave it a0:
So bad that this movie was funny to see just how bad it was!
Henry S. gave it a10:
Jason Statham is the greatest actor of all time he could have done better with this but i like it anyway.
Petr S. gave it a6:
Enjoyable movie with many good moments. Big disappointment with the Krugs look, they should have focused on that a bit more. Story predictable, but that doesn't bother me.
