Alatriste2006
Alatriste (2006)
Alatriste Photos
Movie Info
Cast
as Alatriste
as Angelica de Alquezar
as Conde Duque de Olivares
as Luis de Alquézar
as Garrote
as Francisco Quevedo
as Copons
as Saldaña
as Maria de Castro
as Malatesta
as Joyera
as Duque de Guadalmedina
as Íñigo (14 años)
as Bocanegra
as Angélica (14 años)
as Íñigo Balboa
as Pereira
Critic Reviews for Alatriste
All Critics (4) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (3)
Its visual flair and some good perfs by well-known contempo Spanish actors cannot redeem an over-episodic, over-busy script with little dramatic undertow.
The Arturo Perez-Reverte novels come to vivid life in this beautifully shot, if unevenly paced epic.
click for full review
In this adaptation of the popular Spanish novels, there's political intrigue, unrequited love, and epic battle scenes but the sheer quantity of events can't distract from the film's lack of quality moments and depth; U.S. theatrical prospects are iffy
Audience Reviews for Alatriste
Viggo Mortensen is of course the perfect choice for the battle-hardened Captain who has to fight fellow musketeers and court intrigues. The action is much like the film itself: realistic, unspectacular, grounded, and blunt. Sadly, the pacing is off several times, some of the parts of the film feel very episodic. The flow suffers from that and makes the film feel much longer than it already is. Which is too bad, because there are moments of brilliance. Several scenes even look like old period paintings. Unfortunately, that's not enough to entertain.
Super Reviewer
This Spanish period piece is beautifully shot, well cast and well acted. The sword play is possibly the most realistic ever to be seen on film emphasising the brutality and pragmatism of its life or death nature and paying no homage to the sport of fencing that has developed since and usually influences such movies. The suffocating political, class and religious undertow of those times is thematic and frames the protagonist's efforts to exist with dignity in the most difficult of circumstances. Don't be put off by the subtitles if you don't speak Spanish - it's an excellent picture.
Super Reviewer
Alatriste Quotes
There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.