The Four Feathers
User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15

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  1. RoseD.
    Nov 5, 2002
    9
    Good movie. The acting was good. Very exciting.
  2. chiwawaK.
    Jul 13, 2005
    10
    A beautifull movie.
  3. Distortedpetals
    Apr 1, 2003
    8
    Overall, renters liked this movie very much. This movie had a lot of layers and was not made for those with A.D.H.D. It is a real sit down-pay attention feature. However, It is well worth the watch.
  4. MikeS.
    Oct 18, 2002
    7
    Generally liked the film and found entertaining. A have to see on the big screen with excellent photography. However, I wish the characters had a little more: is it development or feeling or maybe more human quailities? Not sure maybe the acting is just a little too perfect. Otherwise, well worth the time and money to see.
  5. EricS.
    Oct 19, 2002
    4
    I was looking forward to "The Four Feathers" for months, but was very disappointed at the final result. I'll admit the film looks great, and that the battle scene in the middle was spectacular. What a movie this could have been had the rest of it been like that one scene. Kate Hudson is sinfully underused.
  6. JugsterJam
    Feb 24, 2003
    9
    Movie is worth your time, money, and your brain. This a classic like lawrence of arabia. There are no parts in the movie where you can point out weak acting. The movie is shot beautifully and looks very sharp on DVD. The story offers everything and leaves out nothing.
  7. MikeA.
    Apr 22, 2003
    1
    Condescending at best. Terrible acting. It's almost too much to expect for Hollywood to produce a serious movie on a serious subject.
  8. pinkscreen
    Feb 20, 2012
    10
    The book was a masterpiece, and the adaptation fantastic is quite good. The desert the cold england, the battlefield scene are exactly how I imagined it in the book.

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Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 32
  3. Negative: 5 out of 32
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    60
    The film's opening and closing moments are weirdly reminiscent of "Black Hawk Down," another tale of Western soldiers in over their heads on the dark continent -- clearly no one these days understands manifest destiny.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    50
    It should have been an old-fashioned rouser, and sometimes it is. The great cinematographer Robert Richardson (JFK) lights the battle scenes like action paintings. But Kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities.
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  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    88
    Splendidly spectacular, intelligent and very well-acted.
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