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Parents' Guide to

Black Knight

By Nell Minow, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Martin Lawrence amuses in raunchy comedy.

Movie PG-13 2001 95 minutes
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What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

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Based on 2 parent reviews

misterestinqwushed fs
misterestinqwushed fs Adult
January 17, 2021
age 18+

basically pornagraphy espically in the SEXDUAL scenes also he says cuss words and i think he is againts the empire of the middel ages (catholosism)

the credit the actor i think he was very funny but this movie is basically pornagraphy espically in the SEXDUAL scenes also he says cuss words and i think he is againts the empire of the middel ages (catholosism). BUT I AM NOT A BEACON OF TRUTH I MAY BE WRONG!!!!!
MovieMan26
MovieMan26 Adult
October 10, 2010
age 13+

Funny Medieval mayhem in Martin Lawrence comedy

This was a fun, funny film that runs along the same lines as Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. This was an impressive farce of the Middle Ages. Another good comparison would be the film Just Visting, only the setting is switched. Very enjoyable! Parents: There are some particularly graphic images of battle violence and executions, including decapitated heads. There's also non-graphic sex, partial nudity, and typical Martin Lawrence language (without the f-bombs). Bottom Line: Very fun to watch; you'll probably have a good time with this one! Thanks for reading! - Movie Man
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What's the Story?

Inspired by Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, BLACK KNIGHT stars Martin Lawrence as Jamal, an employee of a run-down medieval theme park. After grabbing for a mysterious amulet while cleaning the moat, he falls into the water and comes up in a lake. It turns out that he's been transported back to 1328, and a usurper king mistakes him for a Moorish messenger. Jamal is astonished by the odd medieval world (They behead people! And they have awful bathrooms!), and the locals are equally astonished at his behavior. Jamal becomes interested in a pretty chambermaid who is a part of a conspiracy to bring back the real queen, and he's pursued by but the daughter of the usurper king.

Is It Any Good?

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It's nice to see the material here coming a little closer to Martin Lawrence's considerable talents. Lawrence is a very funny guy who is usually a lot better than the movies around him, which tend to play as though half the script reads, "Martin enters and does funny things."

Black Knight is a classic comedy set-up that could easily have starred any movie comedian skilled in pratfalls, from Buster Keaton to Jerry Lewis to Jim Carrey. There is a lot of slapstick, a little romance, fights with swords, arrows, and a couple with fists, and it all moves along pretty painlessly, helped by some good gags and Lawrence's facility with physical comedy.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about why we're drawn to stories in which a character finds themselves in an entirely different time. What other films can you think of where this is the premise? If you created a similar story, what century would your character land in?

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