In the Name of the King: The Last Mission (2014) Reviews

• In the Name of the King The Last Mission: Oh dear

  Platypuschow2018-05-08

  Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, shame on me Fool me three times, I'm a ruddy idiot I'm a longtime Boll defender, movies like this do not help my cause at all. The first In The Name Of The King (2007) was mediocre but passable, it's sequel (2011) was a bit of mess but nothing too offensive. This however, is a slap in the face with a part of Uwe's anatomy we should not discuss anywhere........ever. Here we see mercenary Dominic Purcell ham it up as another guy ripped through space and time, mistaken for a "Chosen one" and forced to battle evil forces including an awful looking cgi dragon. Nothing against Purcell in fact I think the guy is a decent enough actor for the genres he tends to do, but here he is officially phoning in his performance and looks bored from the outset. Now onto the stupidity, for a start our protagonist is a bad guy with few redeeming features. No movie which starts with a guy kidnapping children is going to get me to root for him. Secondly the front cover is yet another dishonest one, at no point does Purcell wear a suit of armor. Boring, mindless stupidity is all you'll find here. The Good: Not so much The Bad: This is a protagonist, really? CGI is really poor Unforgivably boring Dishonest cover Things I Learnt From This Movie: Even Hollywood recognises womens insistence on going for the biggest a-hole available Upon being pulled through a portal you will have instantly attained the ability to wield a sword like an expert

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• Better than expected

  user-946-6730182014-03-12

  This won't win any awards or any box office weekends but it will keep you entertained. I never saw the original or its first sequel so I can't compare them but I sat there and enjoyed the action sequences and the few comedic lines that were delivered in part 3. The special effects were well done and the acting was better than expected. It's a good and talented cast and I think that helped this movie be better. I recently read that the director wanted an "R" rating for this movie and I kinda wish I saw that version. The action was good but I feel like they could've taken it farther. Still worth a watch however. It feels like the video game film genre is dying out so this movie being made was a real treat for someone who loves the genre like me

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• Good landscape and action, lousy plot

  barbosa-vicki2014-11-27

  I just watched this and enjoyed it, but only because I like Dominic Purcell. I really liked him in John Doe and in Prison Break, and was hoping he'd been in some better movies. Sadly, this is all I could find. What I liked about ITNOTK 3: Dominic. His acting was low-key and emotionless, but I guess that's appropriate for a hit man. The landscape. The dragon which was pretty good, although I would have liked to see more of it. And to see the hero engage with it a little more than just firing at it. What I didn't like: the cheesy accents. The inspiring speech before the climactic battle was embarrassing. The plot: it made little sense.Nothing fit together: Why did the same actor play both villains, in the past and the present? Why did the hero have the tattoo? Why did the little girls have the amulet? Why was he chosen to lead them to victory when he actually did very little? And my biggest question: why did he decide to rescue the children when he had been the kidnapper? What made him change from a bad-ass hit man to a compassionate (I presume) rescuer? Was it something the princess said? ("That's not a job for a man.") Is that really enough to turn someone's life around? The best line in the movie: "We're all going to die." Was it worth watching? If you like Purcell, and dragons. If you want a coherent plot and superb acting, look elsewhere.

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• Very decent movie

  RonanHarris2014-03-12

  By 8, it really means a 8.5/10. Not sure what's with the negative reviews, but I enjoyed the movie very much. It's well-executed and the direction was clear and crisp. There's no distinct feel-good actions scenes because the pacing is kept constant throughout and I don't see why there's an issue with the pacing being that way. It's hardly flat, it's just a very honest, straight- flushed story-telling, and it fits the themes that are underscored by the movie. Hazen Kaine is a reluctant hero whose personal agenda serves as his existential core. I like how these themes are teased out and zoomed in upon throughout the movie. Also, there are some absolutely delicious production details and CGIs that are just absolutely feasts to the eye. Not to mention the superb cast and the wonderful performances. I think this is a honest and loyal adaptation that will appeal to fans of Dungeon Siege who fell in love with the story precisely for the moralistic themes it explores.

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• Pretty Good

  TommyJarvis442014-03-12

  I just don't see, why any other recent fantasy movie deserves more respect than this one. The story is fluent, the characters are well built, everyone has its own motive. Yes film is more of a personal struggle journey of the main character and that is what I like. For the fans of action it is also good. The effects are quality mastership. The most memorable scene is when Dominic Purcell's character sees what he has become. The movie itself has its flaws however and also suffers from pacing problems- just when the narrative is about to steamroll forward, the scenes abruptly change so that any emotional momentum is lost because there just isn't much characterization of the main parts; everything that should have an emotional impact is glossed over by a jump to a new scene with way too much focus on explanations of what the characters are doing so that the audience fails to gain sympathy for the minor characters.

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