Movie of the week: The Kid Who Would be King

[jacey]

This was actually much better than i expected it to be. A take on the Arthurian legend complete with the sword in the stone and Merlin as both a schoolboy and a old man (Old Merlin played whimsically by Patrick Stewart in a dandelion clock wig.)

Louis Ashbourne Serkis is Alex, the titular sword-drawer. You'd expect Andy Serkis' son to be a decent actor, and he is, but kudos also to Dean Chaumoo playing Bedders (Sir Bedevere), in his first film role according to IMDB. Angus Imrie, playing a good ten years below his actual age playes the gawky young Merlin. The young actors are definitely the stars of the show.

Morgana is on the rise and Alex first has to deal with school bullies before he can fight Morgana's demons with an army of secondary school kids.

Comments

[cmcmck]

A misquote from Kipling in the title! :o)

[jacey]

More like an homage, I guess.