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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyCatherine BrayVarietyCatherine BrayWhere “Seven Kings Must Die” is most interesting, however, is in its approach to religion, sexuality and culture. While it’s tempting to see our current era as unprecedented in its social blending of diverse faiths and identities, early medieval England gives contemporary Western society a run for its money in this respect.
- 67ColliderChase HutchinsonColliderChase HutchinsonWhen all the dust settles, The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die is a flawed yet fitting finale that serves as a send-off to Uhtred of Bebbanburg and the bloody life he did everything to find a way clear of.
- 60The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinThere’s a ton of plot crammed tightly into the running time, but director Edward Bazalgette manages the storytelling efficiently, helped by the display of place names at the beginning of each scene explaining which castle we’re at now, as well as how it was known in 900-something, and the name it goes by now.
- 60Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThough “Seven Kings Must Die” suffers some from the gray palette, dim lighting and general somberness that weighs heavy on a lot of modern television, the movie delivers viscerally exciting fight scenes and a strong sense of what life was like in an ancient, unsettled world.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreAs a stand-alone film, this one has about four kings too many to be wholly engaging.
- 20The New York TimesRobert DanielsThe New York TimesRobert DanielsThe compositions lack clarity, the score of undulating voices is comically clichéd and the visual effects are a dingy, nauseating mess. There are no stakes in a film that not only takes seven royal lives — it snatches several brain cells with them.