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Ironclad (15)


The critical consensus

A ripping yarn capably told, this cinematic history lesson may not be wholly factually sound, but scores brownie points for unflinching brutality and ruthless realism.

***(*)(*)Mark Salisbury, Total Film, 24/02/2011

Like all sieges, this offers moments of choppy terror and excitement followed by dull sit-it-out-and-starve spots. Straddled between uproarious schoolboy tosh and serious historical movie, this still offers enough dismemberments, royal tantrums and portcullis-rammings to make for a lively Saturday night out.

***(*)(*)Kim Newman, Empire Online, 28/02/2011

The result may churn the stomach more than tickle the brain, but it’s a rollicking ride all the same.

***(*)(*)James Mottram, The List, 02/03/2011

(Director) English tries everything – including romance – to make things more inspiring but cannot overcome the bleakness, the inaccuracies or a tepid script that short-changes the characters.

**(*)(*)(*)Rob Carnevale, The Herald, 03/03/2011

Should be a perfectly solid basis for a medieval gorefest, but there’s something inescapably Holy Grail-ish about the clueless staging.

**(*)(*)(*)Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 03/03/2011

Historically accurate? It's not certain everyone involved is even on the same script.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Cath Clarke, The Guardian, 03/03/2011

It's a persuasive portrayal of a violent era and its harsh privations.

***(*)(*)Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 04/03/2011

Like a companion to last year's Robin Hood, this is tense, thrilling, action-packed stuff.

****(*)Daily Record, 04/03/2011

The characters and dialogue lack the vibrancy of the action but, all in all, this is much more enjoyable than Ridley Scott’s po-faced Robin Hood.

***(*)(*)Henry Fitzherbert, DailyExpress, 04/03/2011

The message is that a tyrant's word isn't worth the paper it's written on.

Philip French, The Observer, 06/03/2011


Features about Ironclad (15)

Looking good, the man who cornered the hangdog market

Alison Rowat, The Herald, 03/03/2011

Interview: James Purefoy, actor

Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 04/03/2011

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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