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The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die

Carnival Films

United Kingdom

English

Alexander Dreymon

Harry Gilby

Mark Rowley

Arnas Fedaravičius

Cavan Clerkin

James Northcote

Laurie Davidson

Elaine Cassidy

Ross Anderson

Ilona Chevakova

Jacob Dudman

Rod Hallett

Ewan Horrocks

Steffan Rhodri

Pekka Strang

Ingrid García Jonsson

Agnes Born

Zak Sutcliffe

Steph Bramwell

Tom Christian

John Buick

Nicholas Wittman

Zoltán Andrási

Vince Juhász

Dániel Brezovsky

Zsolt Páll

Attila Árpa

Laurent Winkler

Dániel Hernádi

Kolos Takács

Gábor Turtsányi

Balogh Domokos

Peter Gantzler

Emily Cox

Magnus Samuelsson

Jeppe Beck Laursen

Mat Chaplin

Nigel Marchant

Gareth Neame

Edward Bazalgette

Martha Hillier

Bernard Cornwell

Luke Bryant

Adam Green

Dominic Hyman

Eivør Pálsdóttir

Danny Saul

Luciano Capozzi

John Lunn

I enjoyed The Last Kingdom. As a series it wasn't perfect but it was reasonably watchable. Then along came the movie. 

I'll separate this into good and bad. Lets start with whats bad. Unsurprisingly, more woke revisionist history. Yes, female empowerment was a big thing in Saxon times, apparently. I had no idea. I thought women were relegated to mostly domestic roles and had little say. 

Questionable scripting. The script feels rushed and jumps into the story which almost feels like the second part of a tale, that needs more of a discovery back story. For those who have not watched the series, it is probably going to be, justifiably, really confusing. 

The idiot decisions made by the lead character Uhtred, make little sense, either. Having regained his kingdom, Uhtred decides to back a royal family who, in the series, hung him out to dry.And worse still, they don't even ask nicely (but hey, female empowerment, right?). So off he blithely goes with his friends, risking everything for ungrateful, untrustworthy people, based on a promise, of sorts. Then it turns out the new King is an utter tyrant, influenced by his corrupt, gay boyfriend. As a note, homosexuality was not unheard of in Royal circles but to be this blatant, in this period of strict religiosity, at this level, would risk being dethroned, so it really doesn't ring true. Yet, Uhtred backs the King anyway. A real nobleman would and histrionically did, put distance between them and this kind of Royal behaviour. 

Suffice to say, the whole premise, stands on "shaky legs". 

Is there an upside? Yes, great acting in spite of a contrived story and decent Norsemen meets Saxon, swordplay action. Certainly, fight scenes were always this franchises strong point and that does not change.

In summary, let down by a weak tea, revisionist story that fails to adequately explain the primary characters inexplicable motivations (not that they really make much sense). Upside is limited. Decent acting and action scenes but really its more a consolation prize, than anything else. Watch the series instead, in this reviewers opinion, its vastly superior.

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**Seven Kings Must Die is an adequate film but an unnecessary disruption to a great ending for a show with a rewarding resolution.**

Seven Kings Must Die is the conclusion of The Last Kingdom series. A conclusion that didn't feel necessary as the story ended with a satisfying resolution and characters we had grown to love over five seasons finding happiness and a rewarding future. Instead, this 2-hour movie is more of a finale that disrupts our story's happy ending and leaves it all with less closure than before. With the promise of a "movie," I was hoping that the film would enjoy greater production quality and resources than the typical show, but that was not the case. Seven Kings Must Die was just an entire season of The Last Kingdom crammed into 2 hours. Fans of the series might enjoy seeing more of their favorite characters (although they might be disappointed with the conclusion of those characters' stories). Unfortunately, those unfamiliar with The Last Kingdom would be confused by the partial narrative they receive with this film. Seven King Must Die might have been a decent finale to an additional season of the show, but as someone who liked how the show ended, I wish I had joined my wife and gone to bed without finishing the film. The show is excellent, so watch that instead. It really isn't as bad as I am sharing, but I was happier as a fan without it, and non-fans would probably not find it worth their time, either.

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Alexander Dreymon

Harry Gilby

Mark Rowley

Arnas Fedaravičius

Cavan Clerkin

James Northcote

Laurie Davidson

Elaine Cassidy

Ross Anderson

Ilona Chevakova

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