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Name: The Eagle (Unrated)
Released: 2011-6-21
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim

The Eagle (Unrated)

NR
1h 54m
2011

39%

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From acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald comes a thrilling Unrated version of the adventure that’s even more gripping, gritty, action-packed! In 2nd-Century Britain, celebrated Roman soldier Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) embarks on a dangerous quest to restore the tarnished reputation of his father and find the golden emblem that disappeared with him and thousands of troops twenty years earlier. But the highlands of Caledonia are a savage wilderness, and Marcus must rely on his embittered slave, Esca (Jamie Bell), to navigate the perilous region. Co-starring Donald Sutherland, it’s a journey that tests the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism.

Director:

Kevin Macdonald

Producer:

Duncan Kenworthy

Writer:

Jeremy Brock

Cast:

Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

39%

Critics Consensus: The Eagle has a pleasantly traditional action-adventure appeal, but it's drowned out by Kevin Macdonald's stolid direction and Channing Tatum's uninspired work in the central role.

Reviews

Deep Focus Review

Brian Eggert

Macdonald’s film boasts impressive production value and an eye for historical detail, but the film suffers from a leading man who emotes less than a marble bust.

It starts off as a poor man’s “Gladiator” which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But then it loses it’s identity and heads off into a different direction becoming a very mediocre action picture.

August 20, 2022

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El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Rene Jordan

The film manages to revive the incandescent prose of the book as much as possible. [Full review in Spanish]

...this would be a real guilty delight if only, IF ONLY, the two leads were not so wooden. Channing Tatum as Marcus does less acting than most of the trees in this movie.

You can feel where the filmmakers reigned themselves in and pulled back, and the result is that "The Eagle" feels castrated. In trying to make a movie for everyone, they made a movie for no one.

July 13, 2020

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