In the Name of the King Collection

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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG

Brightlight Pictures

Herold Productions

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Jason Statham

Ray Liotta

Leelee Sobieski

John Rhys-Davies

Burt Reynolds

Matthew Lillard

Brian J. White

Claire Forlani

Ron Perlman

Kristanna Loken

Mike Dopud

Tania Saulnier

Gabrielle Rose

Terence Kelly

Carrie Anne Fleming

Eva Padberg

Will Sanderson

Jacqueline Ann Steuart

Travis MacDonald

Darren Shahlavi

Colin Ford

Shawn Williamson

Chet Holmes

Toni Burroughs-Rutter

Carla Hetland

Wolfgang Herold

Sally Barnes

Roxanne Methot

Beth Boxall

Brandon Baker

Mathias Neumann

Paul Klassen

Jennifer Beebe

Michael Roesch

Sandy Walker

James Steuart

Doug Taylor

Dan Clarke

Jonathan Shore

David M. Richardson

Uwe Boll

Peter Scheerer

Wong Ming-Kin

Eyde Belasco

Maureen Webb

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Doug Chapman

Henning Lohner

Jessica de Rooij

Chad Sayn

Loyd Bateman

Dan Stroncak

Jason Rappaport

Leah Schweiger

Max Wanko

Aaron Au

Shannon Aldrich

Shawn Beaton

Marie-Eve Boudreau

Lloyd Adams

Trevor Addie

Sylvain Cameron

Yves Cameron

Simon Burnett

Dean Choe

Laura Lee Connery

Caroline Field

Brian Ho

Monique Ganderton

Don Lew

Kit Mallet

Ernie Jackson

Mike Mitchell

Phillip Mitchell

Greg Schlosser

Rick Pearce

Sharon Simms

Clay Virtue

Marshall Virtue

Eli Zagoudakis

Brent Woolsey

Sylvia Louis

Kimani Ray Smith

Ken Kirzinger

David Jacox

Larry Lam

Rob Hayter

Duane Dickinson

Mike Ching

Clint Carleton

Janene Carleton

Nickolas Baric

Byron Brisco

Peng Zhang

Ryan Tudhope

Filipe Manuel Neto

**Considering that it's based on an action video game, the film is quite enjoyable, and not quite as deserving of the hate it's been getting.**

The movie market is full of movies based on video games. I even dare to say that practically all the most popular games have already known a film adaptation, from “Super Mario” to “Angry Birds”. I've seen quite a few of them, and so far I haven't found one that I could say I liked. Or rather, what I can remember right now...

I don't know the game “Dungeon Siege”, but from what I saw in a quick search on the Internet it must be very similar to other games of the pseudo-medieval genre. Wicked kings, dungeons and sorcerers are part of this universe. They are fantasy, intended to stimulate the imagination and thirst for action of those who have never picked up a real medieval sword.

Directed by Uwe Bol, a director I didn't know until now, and of whom I have not very recommendable references (but let's not, because of that, judge in advance!), the film I've just seen is relatively pleasant, and is based on a struggle for power in a kingdom called Ehb. On one side we have a wicked sorcerer and the late king's nephew, who wants to reign in his place, and on the other we have a poor farmer, at the head of an unlikely revolution. We've seen a lot of this, medieval themed films are always exploring these themes.

While originality is lacking here, the film works reasonably well and isn't as bad as some have claimed. There are far worse things floating around between big lauds. All right, the film lacks a more effective direction and a greater epic sense, much of what you see has already been done in other better films and the characters are sketches without personality. But considering that the movie is based on a game, I think a decent effort was made.

The cast has several big names. For me, the best and most competent is Ray Liotta, who really makes an effort to raise the quality of what he does with the poor material he receives and manages to steal our attention whenever he appears on the scene. However, I also liked Ron Perlman and John Rhys-Davies. I didn't like Jason Statham, he seems to be in the movie just for the pay, and the rest of the cast has little or little time to do something.

Technically, the film deserves praise for its excellent cinematography, the good shooting options and the chosen locations. The soundtrack harmoniously unites an excellent original soundtrack and several hard rock themes that appear more during the credits, and stays in the ear for some time.

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Jason Statham

Ray Liotta

Leelee Sobieski

John Rhys-Davies

Burt Reynolds

Matthew Lillard

Brian J. White

Claire Forlani

Ron Perlman

Kristanna Loken

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