Reign of Fire
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39 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 30 Critics What's this?

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 54 Ratings

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  • Starring: Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey
  • Summary: An exciting tale of adventure and survival that fuses a medieval past with a post-apocalyptic future. (Buena Vista Pictures Entertainment)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 30
  3. Negative: 12 out of 30
  1. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    75
    The fact that Reign of Fire does what it sets out to do is a cause for celebration amongst those who like special effects-laden action movies featuring fire-breathing monsters and mayhem.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    60
    An uncommonly satisfying mix of medieval fantasy, high-tech military action and "Mad Max"-style misadventure.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    38
    Often incomprehensible (a combination of jumpy editing and lots of thick British Isles accents) and hardly ever entertaining - even unintentionally.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    38
    It strains belief that nuclear weapons couldn't kill off the dragons, but three people with crossbows could.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 37
  3. Negative: 7 out of 37
  1. AidanP.
    10
    I love this movie, its great. Don't know why it received such bad reviews, after all, its fantasy.
  2. Louis'sbrother
    8
    Best epic of the year! I was at the edge of my seat throughout the whole movie. The only problem is that the story needs some work.
  3. TK
    7
    Not the best movie ever... but mildly entertaining. The characters are somewhat likable and the story was predictable but decent. PS Aron, your not cool and couldn't write a review worth reading to save your life... regardless of what Mindy might think.… Expand
  4. NF123
    7
    A stupid ending, with laughable dialogue and Matthew McConaughey looking and acting like something out of GI joe and yet I was never bored and found it quite entertaining. I'm a bit annoyed though because it's never as epic or explosive as it should be and never as heartfelt as it wants to be. The cover and posters are misleading… Expand

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