Very well executed

Sadly Over-hyped

Let's be realistic.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

A decent movie, good solid cast and acting, OK action, a nice cliche hero, a classic story, worth watching. For me they ruined it all by making it a romance.

Saw this today and it was truly epic full of really good performances and the gore was even better than the 300. Brian Cox gives an amazing performance the same goes for Paul Giamatti who for once again he is great like he is in everything. I liked the characters i liked the action and i like the cast a really great movie to watch this film shows us why Hollywood should be more R instead of PG some scenes are so full on blood people loose hands, heads, arms,legs,foots and others are cut in half. The main protagonist is a badass i really hope we see him in more films you might know him from Solomon Kane. If you love those kind of movies you will love this one also.

This film is typical example of what is wrong in modern cinema. If it had been made in 1950's, it would have been impressive, gorgeously photographed Technicolor spectacle with clean clothes and dialogue, no gore and zero realism. Made in 2011, Ironclad looks drab and boring, with gore, dirt and foul language, because Realism, but historical accuracy is STILL thrown out of the window, because that's too much realism. In one scene main villain orders the herd of pigs burned alive - it didn't actually happen but THIS IS MACHO FLICK FOR MANLY MEN, DAMMIT! Add clichéd script and miscast Kate Mara as medieval female warrior a'la Jeanne D 'Arc, and the result, shall we say, is not overtly impressive.

The actors alone bring so much gravitas to the movie, that it's not unfair to say that they elevate it completely. But the story also works, plus there is a lot of action and blood to be shed. If you like period settings, you will have quite a lot to watch here. And a lot to like obviously too.The movie is really good, but a sort of sequel kinda almost put it down. Don't watch the other movie before or after. If you must I guess after, but you won't like it. This here has a good script and good effects, with a few nice twists along the way (mostly predictable of course), that will keep you entertained.