Halfway through "Tristan & Isolde", Rufus Sewell started to remind me of David Byrne with a bigger head(not suit), and then late in the film, Lord Marke tells someone to "take [Isolde] to the river," which is a can't-be-a-coincidence reference to the Heads' cover of the Al Green classic. Apart from looking like Byrne, Sewell, as the cuckoled king, also makes James Franco and Sophia Myles look more seasoned. Franco, in particular, should've aimed higher than Patrick Swayze in "Ghost" as his acting role model. Like the crooner of "She's Like the Wind", Franco emotes like his dog died. It's Sewell who makes Isolde seem like a trophy wife. My favorite part of "Tristan & Isolde" is when it turns into a sports movie in the vein of "The Karate Kid".… Expand

good entertainment, period drama is entertaining, great to see mythic tale translated to big screen.

Is the best movie.

Come on, of course the critics hate it! They always hate movies like this ... if you want to see a movie that is a good old fashioned "love story" ... go see this! It's definitely a chick flick, but most women will love it! It's like eating chocolate, makes you feel good and makes you feel like going out and finding your own "Tristan"!

What can I say? I'm a sap.

This movie is on my top three movies of the last 5 years. It is STUNNING !! If you haven't seen it, then you MUST !

This is my favorite movie you can see the emotion in the actors' eyes.

It was awesome. James Franco was hot. My heart was at the bottom of my stomach when I left the movie because I was so sad. Also, I believe that the younger crowd will enjoy this more. That's why the user ratings for the movie is usually higher than the critic's ratings.

This movie was really really good! I loved every minute of it! All of the actors and actresses did a wonderful job. I can't wait to buy it.

Aside form James Franco's Mr.-Potato-Head portrayal of Tristan, this movie is a gem. It's beautiful to watch and the supporting cast is strong. It wasn't as predictable as I feared and the ending, albeit tragic, was a relief. The fight scenes were great.

Slow-starting but eventually compelling story of two lovers whose estrangement sows the seeds of the British Empire. Place the blame for the continuing trouble between the English and Irish squarely where it belongs, on the Romans.

Wonderful music, great history, very good acting, I'm in love with this movie.

I think most critics who didn't like the movie is because they were expecting a romance. Yes, the movie has romance, but there's also battle scenes and historical drama. Since the legendary story is a romance, I think the only thing they could do to make the movie better is develop the love story a little more.

It really is pleasant to see a movie that doesn't try to be something it isn't. It seems like the director and actors all knew their role and what they hoped to accomplish. As a result of this clearly defined purpose, it acheives a certain relaxed elegance. Its not pretending to be "the next classic film," but it doesn't need to.

Not as bad as the snobs think. Tedious at times but overall entertaining. After all every movie[or book ] can't be great.

Contrary to what some people might think, this is NOT a chick flick (well not entirely). Of course, it's a romance, but it also deals with treason, battle, courage and loyalty. I agree with Premiere and some people here to say that this is not a masterpiece, not a 'renaissance' in the art of epic romantic movies, BUT it is really entertaining with fantastic cinematography and great acting. There were not a lot of men in the theatre, but those who were there actually enjoyed the movie a lot...… Expand