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.
Give Eragon a few years: By then, it might be delightfully bad.
– Gregory Kirschling,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Jan 2007
rotten:
A painful reminder of what fantasy cinema was like before the Lord of the Rings trilogy re-wrote the rules.
– Nigel Floyd,
Time Out,
30 Dec 2006
rotten:
The title of Hollywood's latest fantasy epic is simply the word 'dragon' with one letter changed, and unfortunately, that's about the level of creativity you can expect from Eragon.
– Kerry Lengel,
Arizona Republic,
30 Dec 2006
rotten:
With no momentum and no real characters to care about, [Eragon] lumbers its way toward a grand, sequel-setting finale.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
17 Dec 2006
rotten:
...So heavily derivative of Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings it should be ritually torched by followers of Yoda and Frodo.