Perhaps figuring that it was too soon for another film version of Romeo and Juliet, director Kevin Reynolds has come up with another pair of star-crossed, tragic lovers in his Dark Ages epic, Tristan & Isolde. Yes, it's those two impetuous kids from the Wagner opera, in a much-adapted version of their story, surely chosen for the screen for its grand passions and lots of bloody warfare. Read the full review
In the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde, young lovers become doomed against the forces of royal politics. English knight Tristan wins the hand of the daughter of the Irish King, but the love threatens the truce between their two countries.
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David O'Hara, Mark Strong
Run time: 126 minutes
Release date: Jan. 13, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for intense battle sequences and some sexuality.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"...just a pretty valentine with no real heart."
Austin American-Statesman: 1 of 5 stars
"Franco flounders. Knowing his lines but incapable of projecting them credibly, he skulks around like a Tiger Beat pinup transplanted to Camelot."
The Palm Beach Post: B
"It is easy to see why this tale has endured for centuries."
