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Tristan & Isolde (2006)

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Reviews Counted:120

Fresh:39

Rotten:81

Average Rating:4.9/10

Consensus: Competent but somewhat static, Tristan & Isolde doesn’t achieve the sweeping romanticism that it aims for.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense battle sequences and some sexuality.

Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jan 13, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $14,564,306

Synopsis: After the fall of Rome, the warlords of England are brutally kept in line by the forces of Irish King Donnchadh. One of these leaders, Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell) seeks to unite the English tribes to... After the fall of Rome, the warlords of England are brutally kept in line by the forces of Irish King Donnchadh. One of these leaders, Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell) seeks to unite the English tribes to form one strong nation to rule itself. His greatest knight is Tristan (James Franco), whom Marke raised since he was orphaned in an Irish attack that also took Marke's family. With Tristan by his side, Marke believes he can unify his people and rid England of Irish rule. But Tristan harbors a terrible secret… Wounded and left for dead after battle, he is nursed back to health by Isolde (Sophia Myles), a mysterious Irish beauty who hides him from her father, King Donnchadh's, forces and brings him back to life. But their passionate affair is cut short when Tristan must return to England, not knowing if he will see Isolde again. Still seeking to throw the English tribes back into chaos, King Donnchadh gives away his daughter as the prize in a tournament between all the champions of England. Tristan wins the princess' hand for Lord Marke, whose vision of a united England may finally be realized. Tristan is horrified to see that the woman he has won for his Lord, the woman whom Marke will marry, is his Irish savior Isolde. Worse, Marke is a good and worthy future king, whose belief in Tristan has made the young knight who he is. First separated by countries at war, and now by loyalty to King and country, Tristan and Isolde must suppress their emotions for the sake of peace and the future of England. But the more they deny their passion, the more fiercely it burns. Despite their efforts to stay apart, Tristan and Isolde are driven inexorably together, risking everything for one last moment in each other's arms. -- © 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David O'Hara

Starring: James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David O'Hara, J.B. Blanc, Jaime King, Bronagh Gallagher, Tiffany Knight, Thomas Morris, Lucy Russell, Ronan Vibert

Director: Kevin Reynolds

Director: Kevin Reynolds
Composer: Anne Dudley
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
  • DTS - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Music Video: Gavin de Graw - "We Belong Together"
  • Audio Commentary: Jim Lemley - Executive Producer, Anne Lai - Co-Producer
  • Behind the Scenes: Making of Featurette

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Not as antic or silly as his Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Kevin Reynolds' return to the realm of noble knights, ardent damsels, and grim scoundrels is melodramatic and anachronistic.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
01/13/06
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

It’s never a good sign for a movie when the audience burst into uncontrollable laughter and the movie is not a comedy, but a serious drama.

Full Review Source: Gazette (MD) | comment Comment
01/13/06
Jeffrey Lyles
Jeffrey Lyles
Gazette (MD)

... a hard film to watch unless you bring your own pre-existing fascination with the material.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/13/06
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Suffers from a contemporary take on a very period piece.

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
01/13/06
Eric Moro
Eric Moro
Now Playing Magazine

Tristan & Isolde wants to be an epic, but it has all the weight of a high school play.

Full Review Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram | comment Comment
01/13/06
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The longer the film ran, the more I wanted to be put out of Tristan and Isolde's misery.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/13/06
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
eFilmCritic.com

Rather than complementing and intensifying the love story, a parallel tale of raging medieval war only interrupts the action. Alas, our love for this movie is one that can never be.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/13/06
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
E! Online

["Tristan & Isolde"] is trying to be both chick flick and machismo movie. I’m not sure it does either well enough but it is a showcase for Sophia Myles.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
01/13/06
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

There are serious ideas at work here. But in these hands, it's as shallow and glossed-over as Franco's English accent.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
01/13/06
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Franco lays on mannered tics, like a slurred vocal delivery reminiscent of Benicio del Toro’s mush-mouthed hood from The Usual Suspects.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
01/12/06
Brett Buckalew
Brett Buckalew
FilmStew.com

A tough, thrilling melodrama.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
01/12/06
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

It's a nice attempt to tell a classic love story with integrity, but the execution falters, leaving the true power of the romance lacking when the film needs it the most.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
01/12/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Part Gladiator, part Braveheart, part Romeo and Juliet, Tristan & Isolde is all boring.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
01/12/06
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

Tristan & Isolde is the first pleasant surprise of 2006...Kevin Reynolds is a pretty good director when he's not associated with Kevin Costner.

Full Review Source: Fantastica Daily | comment Comment
01/12/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Misguided, miscast, a travesty.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
01/12/06
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Oh, their legend will survive. But this classic comics-style perfume commercial of a re-telling will not.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
01/12/06
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

This relationship lacks a critical ingredient: passion.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
01/12/06
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

Franco's curly locks may make the target audience swoon, but his presence never allows the rest of us to completely sink into Tristan & Isolde.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
01/12/06
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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When a war is going down, why are the king and his fiercest lieutenants taking a time-out to attend to the lovesick?

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/12/06
Kimberly Jones
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle

How strange it is to see a film that's supposed to be all about the burning passion and unquenchable exhilaration of true love, and yet is rather passionless and unexhilarating.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
01/12/06
Winda Benedetti
Winda Benedetti
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
 
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