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- Ironclad's script leaves a lot to be desired, but is far from woeful - it does its job, that is to say, providing the cement that sticks together the numerous set pieces. Ironclad makes for an engaging thriller set in a fascinating period of English history.
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It's not sure if it wants to be an accurate portrayal of life and warfare in the middle ages (the armor, weaponry, and some of the tactices seem correct for the period) or a Hollywoodized action period piece (in one scene, professional mercenaries are easily dispatched by a noblewoman who never held a sword), and so feels aimless and inconsequen...
Ironclad: Directed by Jonathan English. With James Purefoy, Brian Cox, Kate Mara, Derek Jacobi. In thirteenth-century England, a Knights Templar and a few of the Barons men fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.
- (44K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Jonathan English
- 2011-07-26
In the 13th century, a dedicated group of Knights Templar defends Rochester Castle against King John. Ironclad serves up plenty of crunchy gore to sate action aficionados, but the sketchy story...
- (54)
- Jonathan English
- R
- James Purefoy
Ironclad is a fictionalized medieval war movie set in Britain during the second rebellion against King John, brought about by his dismissal of the Magna Carta he was forced to sign in the first rebellion against him and his attempts to punish those who forced him to sign it.
All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. R.L. Shaffer IGN DVD. Terrific action spectacle and a great tattered and beaten performance from Paul Giamatti, but the film is largely...
Jul 7, 2011 · “Ironclad” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Heads, tongues, hands and feet fly, and bodies are set on fire, skewered like shish kabobs and sliced like ...
Jul 8, 2011 · Ironclad makes for an engaging thriller set in a fascinating period of English history. So long as all you're looking for is a piece of diverting entertainment, the film has a lot to offer. And perhaps most pleasingly, Ironclad isn't the least bit pretentious, unlike another Medieval epic centering on a certain inhabitant of Sherwood forest ...
