Synopsis
The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
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Cast
- Ben FosterJan Žižka
- Sophie LoweKateřina
- Michael CaineLord Boreš
- Roland MøllerTorak
- Magnus SamuelssonLars
- Til SchweigerRožmberk
- Matthew Goodekrál Zikmund
- William MoseleyJaroslav
- Karel RodenVáclav IV.
- Werner DaehnUlrich
Recommendations
- 78
Austin Chronicle
Even if Medieval occasionally succumbs to its worst biopic influences, it’s still a delightfully confident work from a filmmaking team that knows its way around a sword. - 75
Original-Cin
The violence in Medieval is fast, frequent and fierce and could possibly be the film's biggest draw. History might be the film's initial hook, but it's the movie's grisly depictions of military violence that the film will likely be remembered. - 70
Variety
Medieval succeeds as a lively, handsome chunk of history (however freely imagined), with nary a dull moment between densely-packed intrigues, chases and battles. - 65
TheWrap
Medieval struggles as a work of historical fiction, but when the action mounts, it’s immersive and exciting. - 60
We Got This Covered
Medieval works best when it throws dirt, mud, blood, and body parts at the screen, with the crunching battle scenes just about overcoming the narrative shortcomings. - 50
Movie Nation
It’s all perfectly workmanlike, save for the fights, which are splendid. If Medieval Times are your jam (as they are mine), Medieval is worth a look and almost entertaining enough to get by. - 50
The Seattle Times
Medieval is a film with an identity crisis, caught between its lowbrow sword-and-splatter charms and grander ambitions. As a quick and dirty 90-minute corker, it could have been a nice and nasty slice of genre filmmaking, but Jakl aims for something more epic in scope, and the film drags, easily 30 minutes too long. - 40
The New York Times
On land and underwater, the verisimilitude of the violence is numbing.
