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The Court Jester

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Christopher Null
Christopher Null founded Filmcritic.com in 1995.
Pleasant, though not particularly challenging, The Court Jester deconstructs and spoofs the swashbuckler movie with Danny Kaye as a hapless Robin Hood wannabe who stumbles his way into the court of the usurper of the crown. The film has a few classic moments, namely the famous, slapstick bit which begins, 'The pellet with the poison is in the vessel with the pestle.' Ah, what a knave...
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