Despite a dynamic performance by Chris Pine, the film has a rote "been there, done that" quality that will be hard to vanquish.

| Feb 24, 2019

Outlaw King might be summarized as one big lapse in good sense for David Mackenzie.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 30, 2018

For what it is, Outlaw King is plenty entertaining, with a hint of humanity in Robert and Elizabeth's courtship.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 15, 2018

For what it is, Outlaw King is effective, if not exactly thrilling...

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 15, 2018

I can't say that I really cared about any of the characters, but director David Mackenzie delivers energetic filmmaking.

| Nov 15, 2018

For all its melodramatic tension and visceral force, the movie lacks the sturdy vision or conviction that would connect the audience to it emotionally.

| Nov 15, 2018

I found it a bit of a slog... I watched it without ever being in it.

| Nov 12, 2018

Outlaw King is surprisingly underwhelming.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 11, 2018

For a historical epic that probably looks even better on the big screen, it's oddly well-suited to Netflix: spectacle, yes, but nothing too specific about it.

| Original Score: C+ | Nov 10, 2018

I suppose what I'm asking is, "What's not to like?"

| Nov 10, 2018

"Outlaw King" is an old-school history lesson, but Mackenzie presents it with a modern flare, and its themes of a small group overthrowing the ruling power are especially timely today.

| Original Score: B | Nov 9, 2018

While we likely have not seen the end of Robert the Bruce on film, this for sure is a worthy addition to the canon.

| Nov 9, 2018

It achieves a belligerent urgency that's suitably thrilling.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 9, 2018

In the scheme of things, it's an alert, well-made rendition - but the tune is a bit been there. You know the story.

| Nov 9, 2018

Chris Pine proves an unlikely and ultimately uninspiring choice to play the 14th-century Scottish hero Robert the Bruce in this gore-splattered epic from David Mackenzie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 9, 2018

Outlaw King is a necessary antidote, one that might catch audiences off guard at first before burrowing into the mind through sheer, mucky tenacity.

| Nov 9, 2018

Outlaw King never quite commits to this interesting idea, almost resolute in its forward progression through the mud and grime from one battle scene to the next.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 9, 2018

Outlaw King, ultimately, is dominated by blood-soaked battles and silly quips ("You Bruces are all the same!"). Ironically, it's true. This Bruce can't stand out.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 9, 2018

This is an efficient and watchable film...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 9, 2018

Outlaw King fails to become the rightful heir to this throne, because it never goes big enough.

| Nov 9, 2018