Review of Reign of Fire (2002) by Lukas R — 01 Mar 2009

Why did Matthew McConaughy ever take the lead over Christian Bale?

This review of Reign of Fire (2002) was written by Lukas R on 01 Mar 2009.

Reign of Fire has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Barby (7) on 09 Oct 2019

This was the first movie that 'opened' my mind new ideas, mixing Mythology with post-devastation Sci Fi…

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By James B (2,746) on 14 May 2016

What a waste of talent! Christian Bale,Gerard Butler, Matthew McConaughey, Alexander Siddig -- and not a single moment when acting mattered…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 02 Apr 2017

The film delivers the goods, reptile-wise. Though the computer-generated villains look a bit clumsy at ground level, they're superb in the air…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 01 May 2016

Decent effects and performances given the time and budget, but it can't elevate itself quite to the cult status it wants to reach…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 25 Jun 2015

Good first half but fails in the second half…

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By Zach T (240) on 01 Sep 2017

Reign of Fire was an incredibly entertaining movie! Sure, not the smartest thing out there, but a good 2 hours…

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This movie is one of the early distopian world movies before Divergent, Zombieland, Maze Runner, the Hunger Games and many more…

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By Joshua F (508) on 28 Sep 2015

A pretty good film given the subject…

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By Jorden C (23) on 18 Jul 2017

I honestly thought this movie was fine. The special effects were great. I just wish the movie showed more about the dragons invading and attacking…

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By Tessie P (47) on 16 Oct 2015

I liked this so much better the first time I watched it, but it lacks dragons. MOAR DRAGONS…

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