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The Reckoning (2004)
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Reviews Counted:84
Fresh:34
Rotten:50
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: A talky, ponderous movie.
Theatrical Release:Mar 5, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Set in England during the late 1300s, Paul McGuigan's THE RECKONING follows Nicholas (Paul Bettany), a young priest literally running from his past. After encountering a band of wandering actors,... [More]
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Paul Bettany, Brian Cox, Gina McKee
Director: Paul McGuigan
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Reviews for The Reckoning
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[It's] a film with a lot on its mind -- perhaps too much. ... As it is, philosophical dilemmas spread through the film like a plague until they finally claim its life. Full Review |
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It's disappointing that The Reckoning devolves into a costumed murder mystery a la Jean-Jacques Annaud's 1986 film of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Although raising intriguing questions about the moral obligation dramatists have to throw a spotlight on taboo subjects, The Reckoning offers simplistic solutions. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Builds cleverly as the mystery deepens, then struggles to bring it all to a conclusion. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A well-done murder mystery. Full Review |
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Wraps itself around Bettany’s guilty secrets like a hot-water bottle, leaving more interesting characters in the moral cold Full Review |
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4/5 |
A multilayered snapshot of a decayed and disintegrating feudal system that richly develops themes and characters with an eerie modern resonance. Full Review |
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C+ |
It is, despite the distractions, just a simple murder story, and the revelations in the end are hardly surprising or noteworthy. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
As an existential awakening into the light and triumph of rational thought over superstition, it's an engaging film, but as a murder mystery it plods along as though weighted down by the heavens and more. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A challenging and thought-provoking film. Full Review |
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… the premise and setting that are intriguing, but the obvious foreshadowing and labored attempt to slowly unravel the facts surrounding the plot are drawbacks. Full Review |
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2/4 |
All that black, combined with the mundanity of the second act, induces us to close our eyes. Full Review |
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2/5 |
May be as dreary and hopeless as the Middle Ages themselves. Full Review |
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The interesting insights give way to undercover constables, and gut-spilling villains Full Review |
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Collapses under the weight of unlikely melodrama and over-pretty visual flourishes... Full Review |
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It's as if the filmmakers had a 14th-century audience in mind, one that had never seen a movie. Full Review |
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