King Arthur and Lancelot: the king and his best friend. Guinevere: the queen, the love of Arthur’s life. Put two and two together and you get betrayal. Yep, you guessed it—and if you didn’t then read this aloud twice really slow.

Sean Connery was great as King Arthur, a little old maybe, but the accent is so cool that the age thing doesn’t quite matter. Julia Ormond was cute and all, but not what I would picture as the most beautiful creature in all of Camelot. Don’t get me wrong, she fit the part, but she played the “innocent girl” bit so much that I wanted to send her to her room.

Then there’s the almighty pure-boy Lancelot. If you know anything about the legends, then you know how pure he supposedly was. Well, this film portrays Lancelot du Luc just a tad bit differently. He wasn’t pure to begin with; therefore, he doesn’t disappoint.

With that all said and done, Richard Gere was a surprising fit. The question of “Will he work?” was lifted after the first scene. Gere and sex go hand in hand (or is that intercourse and protection?) so this film had to have some sort of sexual innuendoes in it. Gere fans won’t be disappointed.

Ohh, the sexual tension in this film. There’s so much agonizing tension between Gere and Ormond that you just want them to hop into bed and betray Arthur. Oops, there goes the plot. But, if you knew the legend or had French 370, then that didn’t phase ya.

Perhaps the coolest portion of this film was the war scenes. Amazing camera work and non-stop action, a little brutal and gory at times, but not enough to garner an R rating.

So, if you’ve got a hankering for a hunk of chivalry, then First Knight’s for you; if not, there’s always Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.

Ames Theatre 7:00 & 9:40