Review of Eragon (2006) by Kristine B — 08 Dec 2012

Disappointing. While the the dragon scenes were fun, Harry Potter's Hypogriff scenes beat Eragon to the punch. There were too many rehashed cliches here.

This review of Eragon (2006) was written by Kristine B on 08 Dec 2012.

Eragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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