Reign of Fire

Watch: Reign of Fire

PG-13

7/9/20021h 41m

Premiere Release (US)

~ They're extremely intelligent. Highly evolved. And they don't like sharing the planet. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Rob Bowman

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$60,000,000.00

Revenue:

$82,150,183.00

Key words:

london, england
castle
dragon
evolution
fire chief
animated map
theatre audience
dragonslayer
tunnel construction
fire repellent
drilling
iodine
northumberland
2080s

Cast

Christian Bale

~ as ~

Quinn Abercromby

Matthew McConaughey

~ as ~

Denton Van Zan

Izabella Scorupco

~ as ~

Alex Jensen

Gerard Butler

~ as ~

Creedy

Alexander Siddig

~ as ~

Ajay

Scott Moutter

~ as ~

Jared Wilke

David Kennedy

~ as ~

Eddie Stax

Ned Dennehy

~ as ~

Barlow

Rory Keenan

~ as ~

Devon

Terence Maynard

~ as ~

Gideon

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Reviews (3)

Wuchak
Written 5 year(s) ago
6
Grim tale of the dragon apocalypse

Dormant fire-breathing dragons are awoken in subterranean chambers and proceed to unleash hell on earth. Almost two decades later a group of survivors led by Quinn (Christian Bale) live underground in England when American militants pay them a visit, led by seeming-psycho Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey). It seems they have a strategy to slay the dragons once-and-for-all. Izabella Scorupco plays the woman stuck between the two rival leaders.

"Reign of Fire" (2002) is similar to the Mad Max films, but without the comic book goofiness. This is a solemn, grey tale with a quality cast, convincing sets/costumes and surprisingly effective CGI. I gained greater respect for McConaughey as he is unrecognizable as the bald combative and loses himself in the role. Unfortunately, the storytelling is weak. It’s just not that compelling, which isn’t helped by the mumbled dialogue and ambiguities. Still, if you can adapt to the viewer-unfriendly style, there’s a lot to appreciate here.

The film runs 1 hour, 41 minutes and was shot in Ireland.

GRADE: B-/C+
The Movie Mob
Written 2 year(s) ago
8
Reign of Fire might not have a robust deep story, but it’s still a solid post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure with an impressive cast and great action.

Reign of Fire collects Batman, Leonidas, a Bond Girl, and a crazed Matthew McConaughey and throws them headlong into a charred, barren post-apocalyptic world covered in the ash of millions of unstoppable hungry dragons. Critics savaged this movie with its harsh reviews, and if you expect an action sci-fi film about fighting dragons to win an Oscar, you will be disappointed. But if you embrace the movie for what it is, a fun action movie with a surprisingly good cast, pretty solid special effects for being 20 years old, and a simple but entertaining plot, then you will be more than satisfied. Christian Bale plays to his strengths as an intense but caring hero, while McConaughey goes full insane soldier dragon slayer in one of his more ridiculous roles but is also one of my favorites. Reign of Fire won no awards, but that doesn’t mean it can’t entertain and warm your heart (ha, get it? 🐉 😉).
JPV852
Written 2 month(s) ago
5
Watchable I guess but a pretty lackluster fantasy-actioner that's more noteworthy for a cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale and Gerard Butler. Beyond that it's also a really ugly looking film void of pretty much any color. Not one I have any desire to revisit. 2.75/5