Artemis Fowl

Name: Artemis Fowl
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Family
Released: June 12, 2020
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 31
Cast: Adrian Scarborough, Colin Farrell, Ferdia Shaw, Finian Duff Lennon, Grace Fincham

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): June 12, 2020 | PG

Starring: Adrian Scarborough, Colin Farrell, Ferdia Shaw, Finian Duff Lennon, Grace Fincham, Grace Molony, Hong Chau, Jake Davies, Joe O'Grady, Josh Gad, Joshua McGuire, Judi Dench, Michael Rouse, Miranda Raison, Nikesh Patel, Nonso Anozie, Racheal Ofori, Ruth Horrocks, Simone Kirby, Taylor James

Summary: Artemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 95 min

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Richard Roeper

Jun 11, 2020

Though it would have been lovely to take in the lavish set pieces and the cool CGI creations and the whiz-bang action sequences on the big screen, Artemis Fowl still plays well as a warm and funny and entertaining at-home family viewing experience. Read full review

Alan Ng

Jun 11, 2020

Artemis Fowl is not a horrible film, but it had the potential to succeed, yet falls flat in the end. Read full review

Kevin Crust

Jun 11, 2020

This is not a “but the book was better” argument. It’s simply that by abandoning the original character and cobbling together broken story shards and spare parts, Branagh and company have produced something off an assembly line: safe, generic and utterly disposable. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Jun 11, 2020

A confusing, muddled, sloppy mess of bad intentions and worse execution. Read full review

Jake Coyle

Jun 11, 2020

For those who have spent the last few months hungering for a big-spectacle mess (they are, after all, a feature of summer moviegoering), now you can take in a big-budget flop from the comfort of your own home. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

Jun 11, 2020

This is an earnest, half-baked fairy story drenched in a thick soup of CGI. It’s awkwardly staged, with turgid, expository dialogue that is appreciably tricky for a palpably ill-at-ease young cast to deliver Read full review

Hoai-Tran Bui

Jun 11, 2020

Artemis Fowl is not just a disappointing adaptation, it’s a badly made movie. Its Frankensteined plot and its shockingly poor CGI — which could have passed in an early 2000s movie, but not in 2020 — leave it no redeeming qualities. It gives me no joy to say that yet another movie adaptation of a beloved childhood property has wasted Colin Farrell. Read full review

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maverickAvatar

Jun 13, 2020

My family and I just watched this movie and all of us loved it. Really don’t understand the horrible reviews other then people disappointed by book differences. Casting was good, sets were amazing (loved Fowl Manor) and nice effects. Would love to see a sequel but doesn’t sound like we willMy family and I just watched this movie and all of us loved it. Really don’t understand the horrible reviews other then people disappointed by book differences. Casting was good, sets were amazing (loved Fowl Manor) and nice effects. Would love to see a sequel but doesn’t sound like we will get it :(… Expand

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Jacobstones

Jun 12, 2020

Dont get yourself distracted by all those whiney toxic reviews, As a die hard artemis book fan i can say this movie is, despite beeing very imperfect, worth watching. Its MUCH closer to the Original than i thought from the trailers, and to my surprise one can find some hints that theyDont get yourself distracted by all those whiney toxic reviews, As a die hard artemis book fan i can say this movie is, despite beeing very imperfect, worth watching. Its MUCH closer to the Original than i thought from the trailers, and to my surprise one can find some hints that they actually read it all, like artemis and holly changing eye colours. (Even this is not book one)

Generally, this movie feels like all books cramped in one, if this would have been a series it would have been a whole lot better.

The effects are decent but there is, for no reason, too much cgi. cast is actually good but acting always feels wierd because there is no way to properly act on this pace. They barely have any time for caracter development and everything is just too fast to be believable.

The main concerns that i still have is Artemis feeling somewhat cringey/not evil enough, and butler is somehow not characterized at all. But if you look closely that all boils down to pace, and that again to cut. The vietnam scene is missing completely despite beeing in the trailers, and thats what makes the movie feel wierd. Half an hour more of seeing artemis and butler carrying out a plan together would have made it all more believable. (Like the goddamn book)

And thats sad because some script ideas are actually genius, like mulch acting reminiscent of jack sparrow and the idea that Artemis could have gotten to know Holly a lot better while he kept her jailed, as well as the subplot with her father. Yes you can shame this movie for beeing unsure who the audience is and as a "cineast" would barely consider it beeing good, but for a fan, it is definitly a must watch. i did not regret watching… Expand

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ethriker

Jun 16, 2020

Having read all of the Artemis Fowl books myself, I will tell you that this movie completely misses the mark in terms of faithfulness to the original series. No longer is Artemis a cold, debonair child prodigy; instead, he comes off as a scared boy trying to understand what is happeningHaving read all of the Artemis Fowl books myself, I will tell you that this movie completely misses the mark in terms of faithfulness to the original series. No longer is Artemis a cold, debonair child prodigy; instead, he comes off as a scared boy trying to understand what is happening around him. Fans of Eoin Colfer's writing style will almost certainly be disappointed by this adaptation. The plot comes off as basic and the characters shallow and underdeveloped. The few scenes that do stay true to the series seem to have been taken out of the various books published in the Artemis Fowl series and mashed together haphazardly. Despite this, I would say the adaptation is a good way to pass time for young children. It certainly keeps their eyes glued to the screen, as you would expect any fantasy-based film with copious amounts of CGI would. Overall, the movie, while bad, wasn't a complete disaster and had some level of entertainment.… Expand

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Felmyst

Jun 20, 2020

В фильме есть только пара сюжетных ходов и графика.
За 2 часа показали то, что у других укладывается минут в 20.
При этом, раскрыть мотивацию и возникновение дружбы между главными героями никак не смогли.В фильме есть только пара сюжетных ходов и графика.
За 2 часа показали то, что у других укладывается минут в 20.
При этом, раскрыть мотивацию и возникновение дружбы между главными героями никак не смогли.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

YukonSivan

Jun 14, 2020

Who did they make this for? The fans of the books will hate this. People new to the story will just be confused as they are just thrown into this world without explanation. Character development is HORRIBLE. This is not an adaptation of the book, this is completely different. More likeWho did they make this for? The fans of the books will hate this. People new to the story will just be confused as they are just thrown into this world without explanation. Character development is HORRIBLE. This is not an adaptation of the book, this is completely different. More like inspired by the book. I'm not opposed to changes when adapting books into movies, but this is just awful. They removed the essence of the story. Can't believe the author agreed to the changes. I feel bad for the young actors. They might be the only thing I liked about this.… Expand

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Dark_7556

Dec 23, 2020

es una tula con patas muy mala super aburrida nada recomendable una basura g

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MatthiasWander7

Jun 14, 2020

I’ve seen some terrible adaptations before, but this is the first time I’ve ever legitimately felt like something was truly a betrayal of its source material. Add in a nonsense plot with a bog standard macguffin, some regrettably terrible child acting, and more than one instance of horriblyI’ve seen some terrible adaptations before, but this is the first time I’ve ever legitimately felt like something was truly a betrayal of its source material. Add in a nonsense plot with a bog standard macguffin, some regrettably terrible child acting, and more than one instance of horribly integrated CGI, and you couldn’t pay me enough to sit through this again.… Expand

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