Review – A Knight’s Tale

Medieval drama combines with teen-oriented action-adventure in a picture that’s likely to appeal to neither genre’s audience. Hunk-of-the-week Heath Ledger stars as a commoner who impersonates nobility so he can become a celebrity on the jousting circuit. I guess the integration of old tunes by David Bowie, Queen and the like was a mildly cute innovation, as was the use of Geoffrey Chaucer as a “let’s get ready to rumble” event barker. But beyond that this is little more than a sub-standard blend of juvenile sports action with lances rather than footballs. See if desperate