Synopsis
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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Cast
- Ed SpeleersEragon
- Jeremy IronsBrom
- Sienna GuilloryArya
- Robert CarlyleDurza
- John MalkovichKing Galbatorix
- Garrett HedlundMurtagh
- Alun ArmstrongUncle Garrow
- Djimon HounsouAjihad
- Joss StoneAngela
- Rachel WeiszSaphira (voice)
Recommendations
- 63
Chicago Tribune
Eragon is a bit cheesy, but I rather liked it. It's sincere cheese... The special effects -- which include glowing-eyed heroes and villains, and flights over the mythical land of Alagaesia depicted in "dragon vision" -- are refreshing in their slightly out-of-date air. - 63
USA Today
It's a pleasant enough fantastical adventure, but it does feel naggingly derivative. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The holiday movie season's only epic fantasy adventure, certainly gets no points for originality. It's such a clone of "The Lord of the Rings," it probably could lose a plagiarism suit. There's also a heavy dash of "Harry Potter." All bases are covered. - 50
Premiere
You're most likely find that Eragon is less a gem and more cubic zirconia -- nice to look at but not as preeeecioussss as its recent fantasy bretheren. - 50
Wall Street Journal
The star of this fantasy adventure for young audiences is a charmer from the moment she is hatched (from a huge blue egg that starts to rock like a Mexican jumping bean). Her name is Saphira, she speaks with the voice of Rachel Weisz, and it doesn't matter that she's too young to breathe fire -- at first -- or that she waddles a bit on the ground, because she lives and breathes the joy of flight, which is exactly what was missing from most of Harry Potter's solos on a broom. - 40
Variety
Appropriating all the external trappings of big-budget fantasy but none of the requisite soul, this leaden epic never soars like the CG-rendered fire-breather at the core of its derivative mythology. - 40
The New York Times
If some of the characters won't be returning for the sequel, no matter. In all likelihood, neither will the audience. - 40
Washington Post
Though I don't think giving it a cuddly human personality and the vocals of Rachel Weisz helps much, the thing itself, part dog, part fish, part weasel, part dinosaur, is a terrific illusion, and the technical team manages to really sell the idea of flight. Too bad the acting is so lame, the story so derivative and the thing so long.
