Eragon

I really don't need to spend much effort or time writing a review for this film because the Oklahoma City Gazette nailed it with their critique. Basically, this is a poorly done remake of "Star Wars". You've got all the signature characters just with different names. The plot is amazingly similar as well: Young Eragon goes to join the rebel forces to stop the destructive power of evil ruler over the land. You could also say this movie is the off-spring of Narnia and Harry Potter because they share common traits like directing style, editing, and scripting elements.

With all of that said, I'm not going to say that this was a bad movie. Even though it is not very original it is at least respectably made. You can tell the budget for it must have been quite high. Jeremy Irons also does a fanatasic job in the movie bringing his character to life. The other actors seem like unknown amateurs cast to save money that the director thought was better spent on special effects.

If you've got a child between the ages of 7 and 9 then they should enjoy the film. I myself found the film watchable though not memorable.

Rating: 6.5 out of 10