There Be Dragons

  • 2011


MOVIE IS unfortunate antique explosive cumbersome exciting
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23 %
15 % Rotten
$ 4 Million
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Positive Reviews 4
Negative reviews 18
Average Rating 2.0/5
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1.5
Cox beams beatifically as he ministers to the sick, stays up all night considering Gods plan, and flees anti church sentiment, but hes a completely st .. Av Club
1.5
Joffe is trying to achieve something epic in this film, as his extended battlefield sequences will attest. Austin Chronicle
1.9
There Be Dragons fails entirely: Its a jumble of disconnected set pieces, fragmented subplots, and facile dialogue. Philly
2.0
Its appeal for the rest of us is buoyed by cinematographer Gabriel Beristains attentiveness to the ravishing Argentinian locations, but the geriatric .. Village Voice
1.9
Joffe stages some decent battle sequences and gives us a vivid if sanitized sense of the time and place, but bogs down every time he addresses the utt .. Rogers Movie Nation
2.2
Few films about the Spanish Civil War have been any good Pans Labyrinth being the big exception. Cs Monitor
1.0
That turns the already cumbersome and emotionally barren There be Dragons into a hagiography for the faithful, an Atlas Shrugged for Opus Dei fans, th .. Az Central
1.9
There Be Dragons wants to celebrate Escrivas piety, but do it with the sort of soulful looks and shameful coincidences and (it must be said) excellent .. Boston
4.4
This is bravura old school filmmaking, a sweeping, large scale family drama/war story/romance. Star Tribune
2.0
Manolo was not only born in the same Spanish town as Josemaria, but they were childhood chums and attended the same seminary. Susang Ranger
1.0
And shouldnt it be exciting to watch instead of something your Grandma would put on the TV to facilitate her afternoon nap Movies
1.0
Its the equivalent of setting a film in Paris and having everyone talk like Pepe Le Pew. Movies
1.0
Its the equivalent of setting a film in Paris and having everyone talk like Pepe Le Pew. Movies
1.3
Clearly Joffe still has a touch for grand moments. Advisory: This film contains violence and adult themes. Sf Gate
1.3
There Be Dragons shifts gears in nearly every scene in search of a vivid image, from a 2001 style deathbed vision to a mountain escape climax a la Gra .. Slant Magazine
2.5
British writer director Roland Joffe dips a toe into explosive material the Spanish Civil War, betrayal, sainthood, Opus Dei but all these big themes .. Hollywood Reporter
2.5
The films title, There Be Dragons, is lifted from the way ancient maps warned of dangers to be found within uncharted territory. Joff should have paid .. Los Angeles Times
2.5
But unfortunately is stumbles over itself too often to fully realize greatness. 7M Pictures
2.5
There Be Dragons is bookended by hokey scenes of Bentley (with terrible makeup) as a dying old man. New York Post
3.1
First the bad news, for adolescent viewers, anyway: there dont be any dragons. Christianity Today
3.1
The civil war that shattered Spain was a brutal testing ground for fascists and communists, for liberals and monarchists. Js Online
2.5
There Be Dragons features no dragons, merely a weak reasoning of the title and just about everything else that happens in the film for that matter. Shockya
2.5
Merely to see St. Josemaria and Opus Dei sympathetically portrayed is refreshing.Alas, its precisely these glimpses of the film There Be Dragons might .. Decent Films
1.0
Joffe (The Killing Fields, The Mission, Vatel) seemingly cannot resist bombastic moral spectacles like this.At least the action sequences are competen .. East Bay Express
2.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
2.0
There be no dragons in There Be Dragons.Really, this historical drama is about a future Roman Catholic saint and his experiences during the Spanish Ci .. Washington City Paper
1.5
Its unfortunate Joffe fails to capture real emotion and passion within the religious narrative.Without that perspective, theres no way he can breathe .. Sa Current
4.5
The good news about this film is that the cinematography is gorgeous, the art direction excellent, and the historical sequences, including the battle .. Ncr Online



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