Billy (Ed Harris) is a leader of a traveling association which is a bout on motorcycles instead of horses. 'King William', as he styles himself, go everywhere with his combatants for his Arthurian opinions.
Harris embodies his character with such conviction that the character's struggle to retain the integrity of his dream ultimately exudes a modest poignancy.
Knightriders is about 50 percent scenes of kick-ass moto-jousting, 40 percent philosophizing around the campfire, and 10 percent lyrical shots of King William
It's only when Romero is aware of what he's up to that the film has its clunkiest moments
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
October 19, 2003
Way overlong romanticized nonsense about bikers.
eFilmCritic.com
March 20, 2003
this film shows that Romero has the ability to tell a good tale outside of the realm of the macabre . . . probably the closest Romero has come to producing an epic film
