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Dragonheart is a disappointingly hit-and-miss affair.
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63
San Francisco Examiner by Barbara Shulgasser
The whole thing seems awfully familiar, not to say boring.
37
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
Another product from Industrial Light & Magic, this fire-breathing, soaring creature is a technical wonder to behold. But they've skimped on everything else. The script douses the movie's fiery potential and director Rob Cohen soaks all remaining embers with his cheap, made-for-TV direction.
50
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Even with ILM providing nearly-flawless special effects, Dragonheart lacks a much-needed spark. It's obvious and plodding, and only occasionally impressive.
40
The New York Times by Janet Maslin
Dragonheart joins Mission: Impossible in wasting the talents of charismatic European actors, and in cobbling together exciting-looking ads that are much better than the finished film.
75
Entertainment Weekly by Ken Tucker
Instead of being drawn into Dragonheart‘s tale of swords and sorcery, I frequently sat there thinking things like Gee, I wonder how much time it took Connery to record his lines. It’s too bad, because in other respects Dragonheart is a corker.
50
San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Stack
Mythology has rarely been so preachy in a tedious Hollywood style.
30
Washington Post by Rita Kempley
Like the mythological creatures it celebrates, the movie appears bound for extinction.
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
While no reasonable person over the age of 12 would presumably be able to take it seriously, it nevertheless has a lighthearted joy, a cheerfulness, an insouciance, that recalls the days when movies were content to be fun.