In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit -- leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons -- has much at stake: His mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.
Ultimately fails to come through in the fire-breathing clutch.
– Michael Rechtshaffen,
Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jul 2002
fresh:
I'm not going to argue that Reign of Fire is a good movie, but it's terribly entertaining it's kind of a classic camp film, so I'm giving it thumbs up.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
15 Jul 2002
rotten:
Peaks early with a vertiginous dogfight; thereafter, spotty CGI and a bamboozling plot conspire toward a colossal anticlimax.
– Dennis Lim,
Village Voice,
16 Jul 2002
rotten:
Somebody get a hose and put this Fire out.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jul 2002
rotten:
Despite a few epic revelations, we never get a real sense of living, breathing dragons.