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2011
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2.7
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2.5
Advertisement Although English doesnt zazz up the sword fighting in the manner of Antoine Fuquas King Arthur or Ridley Scotts Robin Hood, its clear he ..
Av Club
2.8
Unfortunately, a narrative needs characters as well as plot, and thats where Ironclad falls off its horse.
Av Club
4.5
Ironclad is a brutal, exhilarating film that combines historical interest in a little known part of our history, with familiar action movie elements i ..
Den Of Geek
2.6
But most of the movie is so bland and has such a lack of passion for characters or story that it makes you wonder why anyone cared enough to make it.
Paste Magazine
2.5
His drab underplaying is the general rule, making Giamattis insomniac eyed mad monarch a welcome distraction, not chewing scenery so much as flecking ..
Village Voice
3.0
But its a persuasive portrayal of a violent era and its harsh privations.
Independent
2.5
The exhilarating and hugely visceral battle climax comes far too early in the story, which leaves us checking our watches while we wait for the finale ..
Shadows On The Wall
1.5
That said, while Ironclad is a cruelly handsome piece of work, it seems unlikely that it will find a wide U.S. theatrical audience, especially sandwic ..
Film Journal
1.9
The genres not dead yet, but on the evidence of this rip snorting, predictable, and very silly movie, its breathing hard.
Boston
3.1
But theres a violent simplicity and a lack of pretentiousness thats refreshing.
Star Tribune
1.0
Historically accurate Its not certain everyone involved is even on the same script.
Guardian
2.0
The message is that a tyrants word isnt worth the paper its written on.
Guardian
3.0
Like all sieges, this offers moments of choppy terror and excitement followed by dull sit it out and starve spots.
Empire
3.0
A little something for those whove always wanted to see boiling oil in action.Sure.
Eye For Film
2.5
The core fan base of this English sword battle drama will pay for the boundary pushing blood and gore. Why bore them with things like plot and context ..
Sf Gate
1.9
And like most of Ridley Scotts medieval adventures, his film subscribes to such a stark good versus evil setup that its devoid of any nuance or suspen ..
Slant Magazine
3.0
Catapults, siege towers and vats of boiling tar all add to the fun.
Express
2.0
It doesnt matter how many great actors you surround yourself with, or how many bodies you slice in half if you cant make a film like Ironclad more exc ..
Bullz-Eye
4.5
If this past winters Season of the Witch was too goofy for you and last years Robin Hood too pallid, youll like this one very much indeed.
Flickfilosopher
3.0
A ripping yarn capably told, this cinematic history lesson may not be wholly factually sound, but scores brownie points for unflinching brutality and ..
Total Film
2.0
Much of the history is broadly right, but the film is a gore fest aimed at indiscriminate action fans.
Hollywood Reporter
3.2
Character study, history lesson, and bloody war story, Ironclad adds up to the sum of its violent parts (though just barely).
Coles Mithey
2.5
Huffing and puffing between scenes of grueling warfare is a muscular if cheesy tale of resistance heroism, made for teenage boys interested in 300 sty ..
Los Angeles Times
2.5
Thats fine, actually a good dose of realism may be just what this story needs.
Nj
3.0
Theres also plenty of Saving Private Ryan style shaky cam and Bourne esque fast edits, but perhaps because of the mediaeval setting, it somehow serves ..
Digital Spy
3.1
Like Scotts much more expensive movies, Ironclad mixes historical fact with often quite entertaining speculation (I especially liked the use of fat fr ..
New York Post
1.5
The script is so sodden and the action so agitated and fragmented that Ironclad simply seems like so much swordplay silliness.
Hollywood And Fine
3.0
Synopsis Blood and guts action from the 13th century with Templar knight James Purefoy and rebellious baron Brian Cox making a stand against the merce ..
Sky
2.0
An intrusive romance aside, Ironclad succeeds in boiling up bloodlust and masturbating your inner teenage boy.
The Ooh Tray
1.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
New York Time Out
3.5
Its fascinating to see uninfected people can be as gruesome as flesh eating monsters.
Bloody Disgusting
3.5
It does absolutely nothing new, but it does offer a few scattered pleasures.
Bad Ass Digest
3.0
Terrific action spectacle and a great tattered and beaten performance from Paul Giamatti, but the film is largely lifeless and dull.
Blu Ray Ign
2.5
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Ifc
2.5
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