Rotten
Give Eragon a few years: By then, it might be delightfully bad.
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
Eragon
As darkness falls, the last dragon will choose its rider.
2006 · 1h 44m · PG
Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Stefen Fangmeier
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Eragon
Overview
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.
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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
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
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
Rotten
...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
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