A Knight's Tale

I forgot how much I love this movie! Zach was blasting Golden Years while in the shower this evening, and I burst in on him excitedly yelling "Let's watch A Knight's Tale tonight!" We both love David Bowie, but I think that song will always remind me of this movie. It's terrible and wonderful at the same time. Here's my favorite thing about the movie: the characters! They're all very well thought out, and most are really fun and/or likable. My least favorite is Jocelyn; I kinda wish that Heath Ledger's character had fallen in love with Kate (the Blacksmith, played by Laura Fraser), but other than that I can't complain. They do some fun things with the camera here and there, but it's nothing too flashy or overdone. The editing is great. The script is fantastic: I laugh, I cry, I feel happiness, anger, sadness, triumph, am swept away by romance, and shake my fists along with Kate (she's so cute!) whenever her worth is being challenged because she's a woman. In the beginning, Shannyn Sossamon (Jocelyn)'s acting sounds a bit too rehearsed, but I think she settles into the role soon enough that it can be forgiven. She is Zach's least favorite in this film, too. It's funny watching it now, because Zach kept making cracks about her looking like Lady Gaga (maybe that's where LG's inspiration came from?) and in one part where William/Sir Oreck writes Jocelyn a love letter and asks her to send something in return, Zach blurts out "Please don't send your hair stylist." Gotta love him. Yeah, I have to agree that while the hair and makeup and costumes were good everywhere else, I think they tried a bit too hard with her. They took a bit too much artistic liberties. I get that they want her to stand out, but she sticks out like a sore thumb in my opinion. Anyway, that banquet where they dance to Golden Years makes me want to be a part of it so badly; it looks so fun! Now I need to throw a David Bowie party! Oh man, how cool would that be? Ah, and I want to go back to another Renaissance Faire! I'm a dork! I embrace it! 5 stars! I'm in  a fantastic mood after watching this one!