
Dragonfly
2002, Mystery and thriller, 1h 43m
125 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Sappy, dull, and muddled, Dragonfly is too melancholic and cliched to generate much suspense. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Joe Darrow
Hugh Campbell
Charlie Dickinson
Sister Madeline
Emily Darrow
Victor
Critic Reviews for Dragonfly
All Critics (125) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (116)
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Boring, phony and a complete waste of talent.
December 22, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
The undisputed king of the cornball concept, Kevin Costner has an uncanny aptitude for gravitating toward the dopiest projects in sight, but this time he's outdone himself.
February 26, 2007 | Full Review… -
Boy, does the final reel stink.
December 30, 2006 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
The 'surprise' ending is as predictable as it is a long time coming.
January 26, 2006 | Full Review… -
Costner's just a soggy slice of milquetoast here -- not bad, mind you, but not what you'd call a square meal, either.
March 10, 2003 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review… -
More dull than offensive, Dragonfly keeps Costner on screen for nearly every scene, which pretty much compounds the movie's boredom quotient.
August 9, 2002
Audience Reviews for Dragonfly
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Jan 11, 2012The movie is OK - not outstanding, just OK. It is frustrating as we see Joe (Costner) getting these supposed messages from his deceased wife, and we don't know if he is crazy or if he really is getting messages (which could also be construed as being crazy). Anyways Joe takes off for Venezuela to try and find out what happened for himself.Red L Super Reviewer
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Apr 29, 2011Hollywood has always been fascinated with tales about dead people attempting to contact their grieving loved ones from beyond the grave and here Kevin Costner, plays Dr. Joe Darrow, a well-respected Chicago surgeon, who loses his wife in a sudden and tragic accident. Joe is grief stricken and is trying to find closure by fulfilling a promise he made to his wife (also a doctor) to visit her patients who are children in the oncology ward in the same hospital. It is no surprise when strange paranormal events begin to happen, signs that Emily his dead wife (played by Susanna Thompson) is trying to reach him to tell him something important! Costner becomes obsessed with trying to discover why these events are occurring, in particular a strange symbol that appears in various guises. This may hold up as a love story, adhering to the idea that love conquers all, even death and Kevin Costner is quite believable as a distraught husband who has to piece together the clues his wife leaves him.Deb S Super Reviewer
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Jan 29, 2009a very workable watchable film moving from modern chicagoland hospitals to the jungles of venezula, a tale of love that at first questions a doctor's sanity only to later prove to remarkably trancend the uncrossable divide, even death.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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Oct 30, 2008I have really had it up to HERE with jump scares. My days of being impressed by loud sudden sounds are over, as is my capacity to appreciate this film. Dragonfly comes too close on the heels of The Mothman Prophecies to be considered novel, and too badly handles to be very entertaining. The story itself was not half bad, but it would have sustained a short film better than a feature. This film gets extra points for the unique ending, though. I have to admit that I've never seen anything like it in horror.Emily A Super Reviewer
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