A movie I personally believe every young man should see at some point in their life. Although violent and gory, it captures a story worth telling (if you pay attention); that being that sometimes men must fight for and defend those that can't defend themselves as part of their God given self-sacrificial calling. Not the best quality film, but definitely an entertaining one of heart and conviction, which is worth more than the most. Unfortunately, everything I praise about the story get trampled on by the sequel. The character development of the squire (young man) is completely lost on Ironclad 2 making me think it wasn't even intended. With that said, if you watch this film for what it is alone I think it has something special. I showed both my boys this film as a right of passage entering into high school as a reminder that we must choose our character and our friends wisely.