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Tristan & Isolde
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for intense battle sequences and some sexuality
Starring
James Franco,
Sophia Myles,
Rufus Sewell,
David O'Hara,
Henry Cavill,
JB Blanc,
and
Jamie King
This longtime dream project of executive producer Ridley Scott explores the medieval legend of a princess and warrior's love affair, which threatens to tear apart an uneasy peace between England and Ireland. A tale of epic battles, royal intrigue and a timeless, star-crossed passion. (20th Century Fox)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
|
Romance
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Dean Georgaris
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Kevin Reynolds
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: April 25, 2006
Theatrical: January 13, 2006
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| RUNNING TIME: |
125 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
UK / USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
By removing elements of magic and operatic excess from the story, the brothers Scott focus on what is, underneath, a story as tragic (and less contrived) as the one cited in the ads, "Romeo and Juliet."

75
Premiere
Jessica Letkemann
Tristan & Isolde isn't a ground-breaking film in any way, but even though the story is familiar and even if you don't like romances, good casting, an able director, and notable cinematography draw you in to the fairy tale feeling of long ago and far away. Pass the popcorn.

75
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
There's something beautiful about a well-made tragic love story. It may not be as uplifting as one with a happy ending, but it's more cathartic.

70
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
This "Tristan" has its slightly silly moments, but rather like those fondly remembered epics of Hollywood past, its energy and entertainment value carry the day.

70
Variety
Joe Leydon
This understated period drama may lack sufficient star power and emotional wallop to score breakthrough success with mainstream auds during its domestic theatrical run, but pic could find a warmer response in the same international markets where "Kingdom of Heaven" redeemed itself last year.

67
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Working with an explanatory script by Dean Georgaris, Reynolds is much more confident in scenes of realistic battle, or even muddy marketplace dailiness, than he is with scenes of desire.

63
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
Deadly serious, straightforward and surprisingly entertaining tragedy.

63
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Director Kevin Reynolds isn't so much inspired as determined to tell it with period accuracy, without bothering to be historically accurate.

63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Franco, the hollow-cheeked, pouty-lipped actor best known as Spider-Man's nemesis Harry Osborn, plays Tristan like a biker boy with a broadsword.

63
USA Today
Claudia Puig
James Franco is a gorgeous, smoldering lover in Tristan & Isolde, but you can't help being reminded of Ben Stiller's "Zoolander" character.

60
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
Director Kevin Reynolds strikes a good balance between action and romance in this version of the medieval legend, but his leading man is upstaged by the supporting cast.

60
The New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Just as there is something undeniably pleasant about an entertainment like Tristan & Isolde that delivers exactly what it promises, no less, no more.

60
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas
The film's one indisputably great performance comes from Sewell, whose Marke is no mere cuckold, but a good, honorable man caught up in circumstances beyond his ken, and ultimately this Tristan & Isolde's most tragic figure.

60
Empire
Will Lawrence
It is a noble aim, and Reynolds drenches his movie in earthy, muddy tones.

58
Portland Oregonian
Shawn Levy
As it progresses it becomes a sloppy mix of modern and antique, and the limits of its lead actors and its script become evident.

58
Baltimore Sun
Michael Sragow
With Tristan & Isolde, the core must be a passion that enlarges two outsize characters and seems as momentous as the rise and fall of a kingdom. Too bad this film's Achilles' heel is its heart.

50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Rick Groen
When it comes to retelling the tale of Tristan and Isolde, give us a movie that makes love. Or even a movie that makes war. Anything, just anything, but a movie that makes nice.

50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Winda Benedetti
How strange it is to see a film that's supposed to be all about the burning passion and unquenchable exhilaration of true love, and yet is rather passionless and unexhilarating.

50
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
It's that rare movie that had me wishing I was at the opera.

50
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
A feeble medieval epic with a lackluster romance at its center.

50
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
If I had to sum up Tristan & Isolde for a term paper, I'd say it's like "Braveheart" without the face paint, "Shrek," except the Lord Farquaad character is a sweetheart, and "Freaks and Geeks" because James Franco is so hot, even in Orlando Bloom-y ringlets.

50
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt
Mindless, predictable and mildly entertaining.

50
Dallas Observer
Bill Gallo
In the end, the filmmakers strike a bad bargain between action and myth: In their obvious attempt to shoo everyone into the tent--romantic and roughneck alike--they don't serve either end of the spectrum very well.

42
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Keith Phipps
Moves so sluggishly that someone must have been dosing the cast and crew with Nyquil.

38
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Tristan & Isolde makes sacking and pillaging about as exciting as the line at the post office.

38
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Franco can be exhilarating in movies -- tremulous, unhinged, a little wild. Here his jaw never stops quivering and his eyes stay welled up, advertising a breakdown that never comes. Not that Myles has a presence a man would fall apart over. She's too professional to drive anybody crazy.

30
Film Threat
Michael Ferraro
Takes an unimaginative love story and stretches it as far as possible in an attempt to make it epically grand. Instead, the end result plays out like a George Lucas film without spaceships and lightsabers.

30
Village Voice
Peter L'Official
Myles deserves better, but acquits herself as admirably as one can mired in medieval muck.

25
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Everything connected with the lovers, who are the point of the movie, is either ordinary or unwittingly funny, and the laughs come early.

20
Austin Chronicle
Kimberley Jones
Screenwriter Dean Georgaris gets a hell of a pass here – the story is canon, and, in terms of emotional wallop, does all the heavy lifting for him – but he still manages to gunk up the works with dialogue that is dull-witted at best and outright howling at its worst.


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