
Overview
Genre :
Action, Adventure, DramaRelease Date :
October 21, 2011MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Paul W.S. AndersonStarring :
Logan Lerman, Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Ray Stevenson, Christoph Waltz, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelsen, James Corden, Matthew Macfadyen, Freddie Fox
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Review rate : C-
“..you can probably find a cheaper way of enjoying such things than the price of a current movie ticket..”
“..you can probably find a cheaper way of enjoying such things than the price of a current movie ticket..”
by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]
Review rate : D
“..what a hilarious exaggeration of Hollywood's lowest..”
“..what a hilarious exaggeration of Hollywood's lowest..”
by Eric D. Snider [Film.com]

“..the main attraction is the film's lavish-looking production values, including CGI-painted backdrops, pretty European castles and sparkly silk costumes..”
by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]

“..the action is so dominated by green-screen effects and bombastic nonsense..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
“..picture ends just as its story should really be kicking into life..”
by Neil Young [Hollywood Reporter]

“..of the dozens of adaptation of the literary classic, this one might be the boldest..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]

“..no-nonsense brand of nonsense..”
by Ben Kenigsberg [Time Out New York]

“..never short on action but lacking character, much like a video game..”
by Dom Phillips [MovieFIX]

“..it's the impressive stunt work and considered choreography that really sells the sense of adventure..”
by Daniel Krupa [IGN Movies]

“..it's a can't-miss storytelling proposition..”
by Mark Feeney [Boston Globe]

“..isn't the worst picture Anderson has made in the last decade, but it's depressingly representative of his work..”
by Brian Orndorf [BrianOrndorf.com]

“..illustrates barrel-scraping desperation of the Hollywood kind..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
“..for an action film, there's an awful lot of foppish discussion about clothes going on..”
by Leslie Felperin [Variety]
Review rate : D+
“..cool toys and outrageous acting as this..”
“..cool toys and outrageous acting as this..”
by Kevin Jagernauth [The Playlist]
“..a cinematic pageant whose tepid swashbuckling and glamorous costumes..”
by Stephen Holden [New York Times]





