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.

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.

Time Out

Engaging fare: part Dungeons and Dragons, part buddy movie - in the style of The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly - and, finally, a tale of redemption.

San Francisco Examiner by Barbara Shulgasser

The whole thing seems awfully familiar, not to say boring.

San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Stack

Mythology has rarely been so preachy in a tedious Hollywood style.

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.

Austin Chronicle

Dragonheart is a disappointingly hit-and-miss affair.

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.

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.

Washington Post by Rita Kempley

Like the mythological creatures it celebrates, the movie appears bound for extinction.