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38 out of 100

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3.3 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 243 Ratings

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  • Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Sienna Guillory
  • Summary: When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it's the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 29
  3. Negative: 8 out of 29
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    75
    Eragon may not be a big Oscar contender, but in a movie season filled with blood diamonds, fascist soldiers and Idi Amin, it provides a much-needed afternoon of PG-rated family-friendly adventure.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    58
    The holiday movie season's only epic fantasy adventure, certainly gets no points for originality. It's such a clone of "The Lord of the Rings," it probably could lose a plagiarism suit. There's also a heavy dash of "Harry Potter." All bases are covered.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    38
    Turns out to be as heavy and earthbound as an injured dragon.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 129
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 129
  3. Negative: 91 out of 129
  1. WhitneyN
    8
    I read the books and fell in love with them. I was very excited when I found out that there was a movie about it. After I had watched I could tell the major difference between the two but it wasn't horrible. You shouoold let the movie stand on its own, away from the books, or you will have a very longwinded argument about all the things that were missing. It was a fun movie with awsome effects and I think it need some credit. So, well done.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. DaveH
    4
    Nice sfx effects but hell, it was written by a kid!!! It's obvious he only had 2 influences: Harry Potter books and the movie Dragonheart, which was good.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. Treblotski
    2
    The weakest adaption of them all, the only thing "Eragon" has to show us, is how to make a bad movie.
    • 4 of 4 users said yes

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