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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Freestyle Releasing

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 15 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
3.3 out of 10
based on 11 reviews
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MPAA 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)


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: DVD: April 15, 2008 
Theatrical: January 11, 2008 
RUNNING TIME: 124 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Germany / Canada / USA 

What The Critics Said

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50
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.
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30
Los Angeles Times Sam Adams
Its convictionless competence is merely dull, denying the pleasures of an outright howler without providing much else.
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25
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.
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25
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Director Uwe Boll sticks with what he knows -- how to turn video games into dull, cheap-looking movies.
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25
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.
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25
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.
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20
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.
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20
LA Weekly Jim Ridley
As numbing and depressing to watch as suits hammering out a film-packaging deal one venal clause at a time.
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11
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?
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10
The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
It's completely undone by its terrible screenplay, inept direction, oppressive musical score and muddy visual palette.
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10
Variety Joe Leydon
A plodding patchwork of derivative fantasy-adventure, medieval production design, risible dialogue, unimpressive CGI trickery and haphazardly edited action sequences.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 3.3 (out of 10) based on 78 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Andy D gave it a3:
The soundtrack for this movie is painful.

Jay H. gave it a4:
I had to watch this just because of the interesting assortment of actors in the cast, and because they were in a Uwe Boll film. His direction is more ambitious than usual, and certainly a better quality than the majority of his work. It actually has some good cinematography, but the story is so stupid I guess it doesn't matter much. Uwe Boll's best film, but that isn't saying a lot.

[Anonymous] gave it a10:
A really great and funny film! i like it!

Tommi K. gave it a10:
Good movie. Excellent game movie,insane good Uwe Boll movie.

Ralph H. gave it a10:
Best movie ever.Very exciting with a good cast and great special effects. See this movie!

Ashley M. gave it a2:
what is the music throughout all about? it ruined the film. It s a cheap film ,terrible acting in parts and boring to watch.

Bob B. gave it a0:
All you need to know going into this film is this: It's a film by Uwe Boll.

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