A Knight's Tale

Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany, Shannyn Sossamon, Alan Tudyk, Mark Addy

Directed by Brian Helgeland

Rating: B-

William Thatcher (Ledger) wants to change his stars. Born a peasant, Thatcher was sent to work for Sir Ector  (Nick Brimble) who we found dead at the beginning of the movie. Sir Ector was due to joust and so Thatcher jousts in his place to win enough money for food. While on his way home with friends Wat (Tudyk) and Roland (Addy), Thatcher convinces them to pool the money together in order to give him proper jousting lessons. Lacking the proper papers to prove (in this case lie) to show his nobility, Thatcher allows Chaucer (Bettany) to tag along and write the proper paperwork. Thatcher becomes tough competition and makes an enemy along the way. Sir Adhemar (Sewell) and Thatcher both have their eyes set on Jocelyn (Sossamon), a pretty, young, woman who catches their attention.

A Knights Tale is an entertaining movie with memorable quotes; "it's called a lance... hello." Infused with some rock moments, like the opening scene to Queen's "We Will Rock You", A Knight's Tale is a fun to watch movie. Ledger is charming as a determined young man, refusing to let his peasantry get in the way of doing something he likes. One of the my favorite characters in this movie is Wat. He says a lot of funny things and makes the audience laugh. Kate, a female swordsmith, brings a bit of femininity in the movie, even teaching the boys how to dance for a feast.

I would recommend this movie to anyone thirteen and older, after all it does have some dialogue not fitted for young children (though it does not dominate the conversations). A Knight's Tale is a movie I like to watch yearly because it has the action, charm (from Ledger) and plot that keeps me interested. It's a fun movie to watch with friends and comment on and I would hope I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham, Shannyn Sossamon

Directed by Goran Dukic

Rating: 4 stars

Zia (Patrick Fugit) is in love. When his love Desiree (Leslie Bibb) leaves him, he decides to kill himself. Zia finds himself trapped in a land similar to being stuck in limbo. He lives a boring life in a land of the people who have killed himself. He makes friends with Eugene (Shea Whigham). When he hears that Desiree has killed herself, he is filled with hope that he will be able to find her. So he goes on a trip to a place he's unsure of but takes Eugene with him. Along the way the pickup a hitch-hiker, Mikal (Shannyn Sossamon), who is looking for the People in Charge because she died by accident. Eventually the reach a camp of people who can do some extraordinary things and Zia is still looking for Desiree. Eventually he finds her but realizes that a part of him has feelings for Mikal. However, Mikal found the People in Charge and she leaves Zia behind. I'll let the ending be a surprise for you though.

This movie was very... interesting to say the least. I didn't know how I felt about it at first and thought it deserved a rating of three instead of four. Wristcutters: A Love Story is just one of those movies where you have to let it sit in your mind for a while before realizing that it was actually a pretty good movie. While I was watching it, I couldn't help but think it was kind of weird and not that great. After sleeping on it, the more I thought about, the more I wanted to see it again. Shannyn Sossamon plays the role of a quirky girl who can sometimes be annoying while Patrick Fugit plays a sort of lifeless role. That's what the movie has a feel of: lifeless. It's not exciting, it's actually sort of dull. I wouldn't recommend this movie for people who like fast-paced, action-packed movies. If you don't mind watching a slow movie all the way to the end, then I would recommend this movie to you. If you're bored and looking for a movie to fill the time, I would say that you should give Wristcutters a chance.