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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Boxoffice MagazineWade MajorBoxoffice MagazineWade MajorCasting is almost uniformly first rate with Cox, Purefoy and the always brilliant Giamatti providing noteworthy standouts.
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanLike all sieges, this offers moments of choppy terror and excitement followed by dull sit-it-out-and-starve spots. Straddled between uproarious schoolboy tosh and serious historical movie, this still offers enough dismemberments, royal tantrums and portcullis-rammings to make for a lively Saturday night out.
- 50Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonWhile Ironclad captures the casual cruelty and flesh-and-bone violence of the 13th century, it fails to do the same in the more intimate material set in the downtime between assaults.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisIronclad alternately feels, plays and sounds like an abridged television mini-series and a feature-length video game.
- 40VarietyLeslie FelperinVarietyLeslie FelperinIronclad might be the perfect actioner for gorehound fanboys gaga for medieval trappings, but all others may find this British-American-German co-production a bit of a drag.
- 38Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerBy making John such an unrepentant freedom-opposing monster, Ironclad denies itself any moral thorniness.
- 38Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrAs history it's bunk; as inappropriate historical fiction, it's awfully close to comedy.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettA gore fest aimed at indiscriminate action fans. Those interested in learning more about goings on in medieval history will probably find the splatter tedious and off-putting.
- 20Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearThis bloody, messy action film devolves into a plain ol' bloody mess.