Dark Knight is obviously my favourite Heath Ledger Film, but I'd easily put A Knight's Tale as my second favourite of his. It has a great cast that has tremendous on screen chemistry. It's a medieval adventure comedy that is thoroughly entertaining throughout. I was hooked into watching this film the first time I saw the scene of the crowd sing We Will Rock You at a jousting tournament way before Queen would ever come into existence. Despite this being billed as a Ledger film and being the lead actor; what really makes this film great is his supporting cast and the connection his team are able to display in only a few hours. This will be looked back on as a true classic.

What a wonderful film. I watched this with my mother, whom absolutely hates Sci-Fi and fairy tale stories, she refuses to watch them. One thing she hates even more so than fiction is the medieval era. She normally watches biography films or films loosely based off of true events. I finally got her to agree to watch this movie with me. Now, I know A Knight's Tale isn't strictly fiction, it has some accurate information. The director at least tried to make it accurate but entertaining at the same time, it is a movie after all. Having said that, I would still classify this movie as a fairy tale, and there is nothing wrong with that. Normally my mother would instantly cry no, pleading, "This will be a waste of time". Nonetheless, we watched it together and her reaction was one of excitement and wonder. She expressed, "Never in a million years I thought I would have liked that". My mom is now open to more movie suggestions. M.H.

Poor Heath. Gone too soon. I would much rather remember him as the high spirited "William Thatcher" who impersonates Sir Ector, than as the sick "Joker" in Batman. A swashbuckling comedy-drama with jousting being the popular "sport in fashion" of the 14th century. I hadn't seen this film in years, and it almost made it into the "reject pile" as I am thinning out my Disc Collection. This film should be a "bomb" but it is just too much fun. Beautifully photographed in Prague, but with everything wrong: modern songs, inaccurate dress, mannerisms, and dialogue. Tons of very intentional anachronisms. Note both The London Eye and The Eiffel Tower! It's like they are "daring you" to find all the "goofs" in the movie! Worst-fitting modern song is "Taking Care of Business" by BTO, but both "Queen" songs ("Rock You" and "Champions") fit nicely, as does David Bowie's "Golden Years". "Chaucer wears only a smile" and does a "Rear Monty" twice. He champions Will's fame and writes his "Knight's Tale". Some rough slapstick, but very little gore for a film of this type. (Like Richard Lester's "Musketeer" movies). Even the villain (Rufus Sevell as Count Adhemar) is almost likable, until he strips William of his fake Royalty parentage, puts him in stocks, and beats the daylights out of him. Then, Prince Edward "princes by" and proclaims him to be "Sir William". An impossible ending, as William wins his "fatal" jousting match against The Count without his armor and with the heavy lance strapped to his badly damaged arm! Of course he wins "the Beautiful Princess", and it all "goes down" like a fairy tale. A great Saturday Afternoon popcorn movie, just don't take it too seriously. Slight nudity (men and women) so a bit too "bawdy" for little kids.

I saw this movie as a kid when it came out. Now i re-watched it, and boy does it hold up. The continuity and logic of the film isn't perfect. Neither is the realism highest priority. This movie portrays the action of tournaments, challenge of love and fun of friendship. If this sounds cliché, then you got it. But it's whole- heartedly approach makes it work!With a modernized medieval era, this movie shines in it's wonderful casting. Not only a stellar (if simple) performance by Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany and Alan Tyduk are PERFECT.