Outlaw King

Those looking for a substantial meal or an Oscar contender are probably going to be left lacking. But so long as you’re prepared for some rousing medieval action and not all that much more, Mackenzie proves here he can work on a significant canvas with a film that must rank as one of Netflix’s more satisfying bigger-budget ventures to date.

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Those looking for a substantial meal or an Oscar contender are probably going to be left lacking. But so long as you’re prepared for some rousing medieval action and not all that much more, Mackenzie proves here he can work on a significant canvas with a film that must rank as one of Netflix’s more satisfying bigger-budget ventures to date.

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After the defeat of William ‘Braveheart’ Wallace, Robert The Bruce (Chris Pine) reluctantly swears loyalty to the English King Edward I (Stephen Dillane). But after the English execute Wallace, Robert raises the banner of rebellion once more and sets out to unite, and free, his country.

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Old-school blood-and-thunder history on a grand scale

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Old-school blood-and-thunder history on a grand scale

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Chris Pine stars in a grim and bloody historical epic that’s the definition of a prestige picture, but it can only bring Netflix prestige on the big screen

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Chris Pine stars in a grim and bloody historical epic that’s the definition of a prestige picture, but it can only bring Netflix prestige on the big screen

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Chris Pine plays a Scottish Outlaw King in an epic without a sense of purpose

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The battles aren't grand and formal, but brutal and messy. An opening friendly duel between Robert and the young prince Edward (exquisitely captured in one sweeping opening shot) lays out that these fights are men hammering at each other with massive, sharp slabs of metal for a cause that sometimes gets lost in the grime.

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The battles aren't grand and formal, but brutal and messy. An opening friendly duel between Robert and the young prince Edward (exquisitely captured in one sweeping opening shot) lays out that these fights are men hammering at each other with massive, sharp slabs of metal for a cause that sometimes gets lost in the grime.

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Historical epic about Scottish independence brings on the blood, mud and broadswords — and a strong performance from its leading man

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Among the Scots, look out for James Douglas (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), the bellow of whose triumphal rage is at once thrilling and scarcely human. For a few seconds, we forget that we are watching a well-mounted period drama about a minor regional conflict; a blood-thirst as basic as this feels horribly timeless.

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Chris Pine plays a Scottish Outlaw King in an epic without a sense of purpose

2340d ago

Historical epic about Scottish independence brings on the blood, mud and broadswords — and a strong performance from its leading man

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Among the Scots, look out for James Douglas (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), the bellow of whose triumphal rage is at once thrilling and scarcely human. For a few seconds, we forget that we are watching a well-mounted period drama about a minor regional conflict; a blood-thirst as basic as this feels horribly timeless.

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Outlaw King is no Braveheart, but it's an engaging enough piece of swords & shields entertainment to add to your queue.

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Outlaw King is no Braveheart, but it's an engaging enough piece of swords & shields entertainment to add to your queue.

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Overall, “Outlaw King” plays like the kind of passion project that a filmmaker just gets lost in; its bloated running time and narrative tedium bespeak a director watching a movie in his head for so long, he can no longer see its flaws.

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Chris Pine pulls off a decent Scottish accent as the great 14th-century insurrectionary in David Mackezie’s brisk retelling

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Chris Pine pulls off a decent Scottish accent as the great 14th-century insurrectionary in David Mackezie’s brisk retelling

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Overall, “Outlaw King” plays like the kind of passion project that a filmmaker just gets lost in; its bloated running time and narrative tedium bespeak a director watching a movie in his head for so long, he can no longer see its flaws.

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As I watched David Mackenzie’s “Outlaw King,” the opening night film of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival now being shunted off to Netflix after a heavy edit, I often marveled at the scope of the production.

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Chris Pine reunites with 'Hell or High Water' director David Mackenzie for a historical epic about Robert the Bruce.

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Re-edited after its Toronto fest debut, this grimy, serviceable time-waster for Netflix subscribers saves its real energy for bloody battle sequences

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Chris Pine reunites with 'Hell or High Water' director David Mackenzie for a historical epic about Robert the Bruce.

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Re-edited after its Toronto fest debut, this grimy, serviceable time-waster for Netflix subscribers saves its real energy for bloody battle sequences

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Director David Mackenzie picks up where 'Braveheart' left off, following the Scottish leader who led the fight for independence following William Wallace's death.

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As I watched David Mackenzie’s “Outlaw King,” the opening night film of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival now being shunted off to Netflix after a heavy edit, I often marveled at the scope of the production.

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Director David Mackenzie picks up where 'Braveheart' left off, following the Scottish leader who led the fight for independence following William Wallace's death.

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David Mackenzie’s follow-up to Hell or High Water gives us screams, scowls and rolling vistas – but precious little depth

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Mackenzie does nice, tight work now and again, mostly in more intimate sequences, but too many scenes drag, and his fetishistization of violence proves numbing.

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Mackenzie does nice, tight work now and again, mostly in more intimate sequences, but too many scenes drag, and his fetishistization of violence proves numbing.

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David Mackenzie’s follow-up to Hell or High Water gives us screams, scowls and rolling vistas – but precious little depth

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By the time Outlaw King‘s finale finally rolls around, viewers might feel similarly ready for brutality, and they’ll be handsomely rewarded.

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By the time Outlaw King‘s finale finally rolls around, viewers might feel similarly ready for brutality, and they’ll be handsomely rewarded.

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