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Reign of Fire

2002

Rob Bowman

Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler ...

5.3

15,926

Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Thriller. Action In 2002 young Quinn Abercromby is visiting his mother in the London underground construction job she supervises, when workers uncover a cave. Quinn ventures in, seeing a creature that then crisps his mother and the other workers with flame. Hundreds of dragons emerge all over the world and decimate the cities, killing millions. In 2020 Quinn rules a motley group of survivors gathered in a castle in Northumberland. There is little hope ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"We cannot believe what happens in the movie, and we cannot believe that the movie was made (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[A] silly, but reasonably entertaining fantasy thriller, with hints of James Cameron's first Terminator"	NEU
United Kingdom	Alan Morrison Empire	"Entertaining enough as summer fare, but not the jaw-dropping spectacle we'd hoped for (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	IGN	"Reign of Fire is filled with every evolutionary phase of dragons you can imagine (...) But for all of the possibilities on paper, the end experience is one that's neither polished nor very inspired"	NEG
United Kingdom	Sloan Freer Radio Times	"The dragons' impressive presence is welcome relief from the laboured structure and a plot that's full of holes. In comparison, the actors are mere colourless support"	NEU
United States	Hank Sartin Chicago Reader	"An odd cross between 'Mad Max' and 'Dragonheart,' this movie is all borrowed ideas, but it's still trashy fun."	NEU
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"A disaster of a drama, saved only by its winged assailants. You know a picture's in trouble when you find yourself rooting for humankind to lose"	NEG

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