| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"More family friendly than a soaring fantasy." more... |
C+ |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...the first in a planned series of movies based on Christopher Paolini's insanely popular fantasy novels, but it already feels tired." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Miriam Di Nunzio |
"...a film that could have and should have been so much more..." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...a bit cheesy, but I rather liked it." more... |
B- |
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson |
"As a shadowy sorcerer, Robert Carlyle is stuck with a makeup job that wouldn't pass muster on Star Trek..." more... |
C |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"As for the look of the dragon, I've seen scarier sock puppets." more... |
C- |
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis |
"...this boy-and-his-dragon fantasy set in a land bristling with Tolkienesque nomenclature and earnest British actors is as lacking in fresh ideas as Tim Allen's manager." more... |
D- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"...provides a much-needed afternoon of PG-rated family-friendly adventure." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"At 104 minutes, it's more than an hour shorter than the first Rings installment, with none of its unity and stand-alone satisfaction." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"It's a pleasant enough fantastical adventure, but it does feel naggingly derivative." more... |
B- |
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