PG-13 | 1 h 43 min | Fantasy, Comedy | 1996
No matter how quaint it sounds, the “Old Code” of knighthood honors an ancient principle: right action can lead to right thought. If you’re persuaded to behave selflessly, committed to a cause bigger, higher than you are, you will find it harder to plot against yourself, let alone against your own. Knighthood hinges on doing the decent thing, not as an isolated action, but as a habit.
Director Rob Cohen’s “Dragonheart” is a funny, entertaining take on knighthood. The film spoofs it enough to argue against taking knighthood too seriously, but salutes it enough to suggest that the ancients may have a point: recognizing and rewarding the faith, loyalty, and courage that breeds it….