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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for intense action violence
Starring Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler, Alexander Siddig, Benny Nieves, Randall Carlton, and Doug Cockle
An exciting tale of adventure and survival that fuses a medieval past with a post-apocalyptic future. (Buena Vista Pictures Entertainment)
| GENRE(S): | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Gregg Chabot (also story)
Kevin Peterka (also story) Matt Greenberg |
| DIRECTED BY: | Rob Bowman |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 19, 2002 Video: November 19, 2002 Theatrical: July 12, 2002 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 100 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 6.2 (out of 10) based on 38 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
TK gave it a7:
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.
Aidan P. gave it a10:
I love this movie, its great. Don't know why it received such bad reviews, after all, its fantasy.
Louis's brother gave it an8:
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.
Sam gave it a7:
Far from the classics that were also released in 2002 such as Signs and Spider-Man, yet good silly entertainment none-the-less. Don't expect much more, though.
Chris Mc gave it an8:
Good, enjoyable rubbish!
Nat D. gave it a 4:
Like a lot of people I avoided this movie when it was in theaters. However having seen it I was actually quite impressed with it in the beginning. The first 1/3 of the movie, the "set up" stuff before the real conflict begins was actually good. I wasn't expecting that. I thought it started to go downhill fast during the first battle with a dragon. From that point on it is mostly a battle between the conceited-American caricature played by McConaughey verses the less risky Eurapean European played by Christian Bale. The dragons look good in the relatively small time they are on screen.
Col R. gave it an 8:
This ain't a world beating movie by any means, but the CGI is VERY strong (see this and compare it to the big budget Harry Potter flix to see what I mean), and the overall delivery of the plot is very good. I can watch this movie over and over - it has an almost "Highlander" feel to it, and I'm sure one day, people will hold it in mind as a cult classic. It's very enjoyable and quite well acted. Anyone who didn't enjoy it really needs to ask some serious questions about their definition of fun. See it - you will like it.

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