Eragon
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In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
What critics thought
One of the more decisively panned fantasy adaptations of its era, Eragon drew near-universal criticism for derivative storytelling that critics felt borrowed wholesale from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings without adding anything of its own. The world-building was widely judged thin and textureless, the dialogue wooden or outright silly, and the performances largely lifeless — leaving the dragon Saphira's CGI as the one element reviewers were willing to compliment. The audience response has been warmer than the critical verdict, suggesting the film works better as uncritical young-teen entertainment than as a crafted fantasy epic.
“technically accomplished, but fairly lifeless and at times a bit silly”
The Seattle Times
“without much texture or depth”
The Hollywood Reporter
“nine-year-olds with no knowledge whatsoever of any of the six Star Wars movies would find the film original”
Newsday
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Family
Cast & Crew
Stefen FangmeierDirector
Ed SpeleersEragon
Jeremy IronsBrom
Sienna GuilloryArya
Robert CarlyleDurza
John MalkovichKing Galbatorix
Garrett HedlundMurtagh
Alun ArmstrongUncle Garrow
Djimon HounsouAjihad
Joss StoneAngela
Rachel WeiszSaphira (voice)
Christopher EganRoran
Gary LewisHrothgar
Patrick DoyleComposer
Christopher PaoliniWriterEragon
In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
What critics thought
One of the more decisively panned fantasy adaptations of its era, Eragon drew near-universal criticism for derivative storytelling that critics felt borrowed wholesale from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings without adding anything of its own. The world-building was widely judged thin and textureless, the dialogue wooden or outright silly, and the performances largely lifeless — leaving the dragon Saphira's CGI as the one element reviewers were willing to compliment. The audience response has been warmer than the critical verdict, suggesting the film works better as uncritical young-teen entertainment than as a crafted fantasy epic.
“technically accomplished, but fairly lifeless and at times a bit silly”
The Seattle Times
“without much texture or depth”
The Hollywood Reporter
“nine-year-olds with no knowledge whatsoever of any of the six Star Wars movies would find the film original”
Newsday
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Family
Cast & Crew
Stefen FangmeierDirectorEd SpeleersEragonJeremy IronsBromSienna GuilloryAryaRobert CarlyleDurzaJohn MalkovichKing GalbatorixGarrett HedlundMurtaghAlun ArmstrongUncle GarrowDjimon HounsouAjihadJoss StoneAngelaRachel WeiszSaphira (voice)Christopher EganRoranGary LewisHrothgarPatrick DoyleComposerChristopher PaoliniWriterStream
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