Francis Ford Coppola Presents: The Legend of Suriyothai
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58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 142 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    90
    Huge, sprawling, and utterly absorbing.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    75
    It's more interesting than it sounds. Besides the sheer spectacle, which is notable.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    50
    Yukol has spread a huge canvas, gloriously costumed and photographed, but the staging and acting are often awkward and the saga is simply too dense for good drama.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    30
    Easy on the eyes and hard on the head, Suriyothai is absolutely unaffecting where it matters most, in the heart.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. KlausV
    7
    A rich and stunning movie that succeeds well in recreating the past. It is a true epic, including romance, treason, murder, battles, and sacrifice. Especially the elephants are a delight to watch. Unfortunately, at least to western viewers, the dialogue and the actor's expressions at times just seem too formulaic to be believable. Also, as the review by Robert C. shows, the audience can easily get confused, maybe because the two main female roles look too much alike in our eyes? So let me set Robert C.'s confusion straight: It was Srisudachan, High Consort of King Chai Raja (the one who previously had the child regent killed), who poisoned her husband in order to install her lover of U-Thang blood on the throne. She is the anti-heroine of the movie. Our real heroine, Suriyothai, who married the Prince of Tien, died with a clear conscience.… Expand

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