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By Kam Williams
British schoolboy Alex Elliot
(Louis Ashbourne Serkis) is
the unlikeliest of heroes. After
all, the pint-sized 12 year-old
and his nerdy BFF, Bedders
(Dean Chaumoo), are bullied
on a daily basis at Dungate
Academy.
Unfortunately, Alex doesn’t
have a father or a big brother
to teach him how to deal
with his tormentors. His dad
disappeared ages ago, leaving
behind a copy of “King Arthur
and the Knights of the Round
Table” inscribed with a dedication
comparing his son to the
classic novel’s legendary title
character.
Sure enough, life starts
imitating art the day Alex
summons up the courage to
intervene when he catches a
couple of cruel classmates,
Kaye (Rhianna Dorris) and
Lance, (Tom Taylor) torturing
Bedders. Later that afternoon,
Alex yanks out a sword
he finds stuck in a boulder
on a construction site, a feat
reminiscent of how Arthur
extracted Excalibur from a
stone in accordance with
ancient folklore.
Next, a new transfer student,
Merlin (Angus Imrie),
encourages Alex to embrace
his destiny as a latter-day
King Arthur. Once convinced,
Alex uses his sword to knight
not only his buddy Bedders,
but their for adversaries Kaye
and Lance (aka Sir Lancelot).
With time of the essence,
the four join forces with Merlin
(aka Merlin the Magician),
to defeat Morgana (Rebecca
Ferguson) an evil, medieval
sorceress bent on world domination.
She comes equipped
with a scary army of flaming
skeletons which the youngsters
only have a few days to
subdue to prevent a cataclysmic
solar eclipse.
Written and directed by Joe
Cornish (Attack the Block),
“The Kid Who Would be King”
is an entertaining re-imagining
of a classic epic adventure.
Yes, it’s rated a tyke-friendly
PG, yet it’s also well enough
crafted to enthrall young and
old alike from beginning to
end.
A wholesome family treat
with an inspirational message!
“The Kid Who Would be
King”
Excellent (4 stars)
Rated PG for action, violence,
scary images,
mature themes and mild
epithets
Running time: 120 minutes
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox / Working
Title Films / Big Talk
Productions
Studio: 20th Century Fox
A scene from the movie “The Kid Who Would Be King.”
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