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.
...So heavily derivative of Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings it should be ritually torched by followers of Yoda and Frodo.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
15 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:
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:
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:
Give Eragon a few years: By then, it might be delightfully bad.