Review of There Be Dragons (2011) by Carlos Z — 13 Feb 2012

One incredible story, my favorite quote is from Don Juan's little bean lesson!..

This review of There Be Dragons (2011) was written by Carlos Z on 13 Feb 2012.

There Be Dragons has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jordi T (164) on 08 Aug 2011

La verdad es que no acierto a comprender la verdadera naturaleza de esta pelicula...Ni la razon por la que alguien como Roland Joffe se interesa…

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By Kelly Jane Torrance (368) for Washington Examiner (271) on 08 Jan 2019

There's a great film to be made about Josemaria Escriva, the founder of the controversial Opus Dei…

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By Bil K (2) on 10 Feb 2012

Where is the great ROLAND JOFFE from The Mission and The Killing Fields?. Not in this bad movie, of course…

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By Andres G (473) on 31 May 2014

A great big plodder, Joffe's quasi religious biopic-cum-war epic is unfocused and undercooked…

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By Harper S (12) on 11 Aug 2013

Joffe, working from his own script, presents the men's lives as evidence of difficult choices, but this pedantic movie is never fully invested…

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By Harry G (109) on 01 Mar 2014

Insufferably long and worse, boring. I'm not a Joffe fan really, only watched it for Olga Kurylenko, who was good in her role…

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By Adriano B (368) on 26 Oct 2011

Fact is, the movie works better when Escrivà is out of the screen: his unrelenting holyness conveys the message, but hinders him as a character…

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By Marichelle N (1) on 31 Aug 2011

Somebody told me that Opus Dei, a powerful Catholic organization has finally infiltrated Hollywood…

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By Kris F (28) on 20 Feb 2012

It was a visually delightful film with a fantastic cast, scenery, and logical frame transitions…

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By Rebeca C (5) on 18 Dec 2011

It's kinda of an average story, for me the problem is that it doesn't focus on one thing…

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