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Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke (Lady Hawke)

1985

Richard Donner

Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Leo McKern ...

6.7

18,427

Adventure. Romance. Fantasy A haunting adventure fantasy about a pair of cursed lovers who are transformed into animal shapes during alternate periods of the day. It all begins when the thief Philippe Gaston (Matthew Broderick) makes a remarkable escape from the dungeons of Aquila. He is rescued from pursuing soldiers by the sombre knight Etienne Navarre who takes him on as equerry. In his travels with Navarre (Rutger Hauer), Philippe puzzles over the beautiful ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"It’s fairly predictable and small-scale (the special effects are kept to a bare minimum and still landed an Oscar nomination) but in its vivid setting and compelling story is a quiet gem (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Paul Attanasio The Washington Post	"It has a kind of old-fashioned charm. Unfortunately, director Richard Donner never quite gets the tone right, and the pace is positively stuporous. The horses gallop, but the film barely canters.	NEU
United States	Rob Hunter Film School Rejects	"[It] may not be a film that sits heavy on your heart or leaves you dwelling on its intricacies for days on end, but it is a gorgeously-shot, well-cast action/fantasy/romance that more than satisfies	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"A very likeable, very well-made fairytale (...) [It] is worthwhile for its extremely authentic look alone."	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"It has a good cast, including Rutger Hauer (...) [and] Michelle Pfeiffer (...) They are all quite capable of playing this sort of thing without either the facetiousness or the bad poetry imposed on them by the script."	NEU
United Kingdom	Tom Hutchinson Radio Times	"[Donner] proves to have an elegant eye for ancient as well as everyday fables (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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