In 13th-century England, a small group of Knights Templar fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.
A retelling of Akira Kurosawa's famed "Seven Samurai," this time though, it is set in medieval times as five mercenaries, a land baron and a knight templar ride out to secure a strategic castle outpost from the ruthless King John (played by the awesome Paul Giamatti), who seeks to rule all England by force. Despite the Magna Carta, King John, with the consent of the Pope, has set out eliminate everyone involved with the passing of the law. The rebels who forced the law, set out to stop the king at all costs.
Yay! They're gonna get medieval.
Ironclad was a Historical drama. Meaning, this film was going to be slow and methodical. Eventhough that was expected, it seriously dragged when there was no fighting. However, The over the top violence more than makes up for all of the drama during the slow parts (and there are many). FFS There's a scene in which one character beats an invader to death using the chopped off arm of another fallen invader! and Another in which one guy is strapped into a catapult and thrown into a castle wall. Those two death scenes alone + Paul Giamatti acting circles around the cast earn this movie no less than a 6.5.
Hail to the King, baby.
Out of Ten? 6.5
Violence? Brutality
Explosions? Yes
Nudity? No
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