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The Eagle

Overview


Genre :

Drama, Action

Release Date :

February 11, 2011 (Wide)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Kevin Macdonald

Starring :

Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Donald Sutherland, Denis O'Hare, Douglas Henshall

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 5

“..there's nothing very sexy going on..”
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]
1.5 of 4

“..Stunningly shot and stoically acted..”
by Scott Bowles [USA Today]
2 of 4

“..never settles into the relaxed horseplay..”
by Stephen Cole [Gobe and Mail]
2 of 4

“..never manages to convey the importance of the heroes' quest..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
“..more like a chore than like an adventure..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
Review rate : C

“..isn't thoughtful or original enough to survive it..”
by Scott Tobias [AV Club]
3 of 4

“..is strangely pushy..”
by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle]
“..is an engaging, if straightforward and one-dimensional..”
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter]
Review rate : B+

“..invigorating, cool-toned..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 4

“..has more of a survivalist rather than a gladiatorial thrust..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
“..feel too flat and mild..”
by Sheri Linden [LA Times]
2 of 4

“..failed to amuse the cast and crew..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 4

“..a striking, nicely detailed, visceral thriller built on a corny, old-fashioned script..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]

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