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Swordsman Lancelot is incredibly skilled at fighting, but when he meets Guinevere, he can't seem to get past her defenses. But Guinevere is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and Lancelot must try to put his feelings aside and defend his king.
While director Jerry Zucker seems to have been intent on dragging the film to the mushy middle, it's still more entertaining than most comparable Middle Ages-set movies.
April 23, 2008
Variety
Aside from casting Richard Gere as Lancelot, First Knight marches out as an agreeably intelligent, mature and well-mounted telling of the legendary King Arthur story.
February 13, 2001
TheMovieReport.com
The out-of-place [Richard] Gere doesn't do justice to the fine performance of [Julia] Ormond.
...lots of action and chivalrous pomp, but no magic.
January 01, 2000
EmanuelLevy.Com
Director Zucker is unsuccessful in trying to put a fresh angle on the familiar story, and he is not much helped by his romantic leads, Richard Gere and Julia Ormond.
Bland and over-romanticized treatment of the Arthurian legend. Gere ridiculously miscast as Lancelot. Watch Boorman's EXCALIBUR instead.
March 21, 2003
Groucho Reviews
Goes for a pass as a shallow but occasionally rousing swordfighting flick with a handful of thoughtful scenes...has something those other pictures don't have: Sean Connery as King Arthur.
April 21, 2008
Rolling Stone
Whenever Zucker stops piling on battle scenes as if he were directing Braveheart, his film casts a romantic spell.