“In The Name of the King” is a fantasy flick from infamous director Uwe Boll (“Far Cry”, “House of the Dead”). Like many of Boll’s films, it’s based on a videogame but I’ve honestly never heard of “Dungeon Siege”. This movie has a lot of big names in it and it’s clearly trying to copy the “Lord of the Rings” franchise. However, it’s a cheap rip-off.

‘Farmer’ (Jason Statham “War”, “The Transporter”) is a simple man that must risk his life to rescue his kidnapped wife (Claire Foralni “The Medallion”) and avenge his son. He will face the forces of an evil mage (Ray Liotta “Goodfellas”) in a battle to decide the fate of the kingdom.

Jason Statham is pretty good as Farmer and he gets to use his fighting skills. Claire Forlani and John Rhys-Davies (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”) also give good performances. Burt Reynolds (“Sharky’s Machine”) looks seriously bored as King Konreid. There are also bad performances from Kristanna Loken (“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”) and Ron Perlman (“Alien: Resurrection”). The worst performances though come from Ray Liotta and Matthew Lillard (“Wing Commander”) as the villains. The costumes for the Krugs (knock-off Orcs) look really unconvincing.

While parts of “In The Name of the King” are actually quite fun, the special effects look awful, way too much is copied from “Lord of the Rings”, some of the performances are horrendous and it just feels too long. It’s nowhere near as bad as some of Boll’s other videogame adaptations such as “BloodRayne” and “Alone In The Dark” but it’s not exactly entertaining. Boll’s films always come across as pretty unprofessional and “In The Name of the King” is no exception. If you are really into fantasy films then maybe you’ll like this one (it’s better than “Dungeons & Dragons”).