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Movie Info


Genre :

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action

Release Date :

December 15, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Stefen Fangmeier

Starring :

Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, Djimon Hounsou, Garrett Hedlund, Joss Stone, John Malkovich, Christopher Paolini

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : C-

“..lacks scope, grandeur, humanity and style..”
by Chris Kaltenbach [The Baltimore Sun]
2 of 5

“..it tries to cram an epic storyline into a very non-epic runtime..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1.5 of 4

“..as heavy and earthbound as an injured dragon..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
2.5 of 4

“..as escapist entertainment Eragon fills the bill-as long as no one expects too much..”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
1.5 of 4

“..a throwback to the Dungeons & Dragons movie crapfest of 2000..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2.5 of 4

“..a fast-paced fantasy adventure with nothing to keep the kids away and enough action to keep them engaged..”
by Sharon Eberson [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Justin Chang [Variety]
Reviewed by Alex Chun [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Reviewed by Jason Fergsuon [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Kerry Lengel [The Arizona Republic]

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The book is probably the best one I have ever read in my life. I am really looking forward to seeing the movie on the 15th and I hope its not a let down...

posted by arcanum548 on Nov 17, 2006
 
 

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