The Eagle


The Eagle
Set around 140 AD, this swords-and-sandals epic follows a young Roman soldier who wants to restore his family's honour. Twenty years ago, his father marched with the Ninth legion into Scotland, bearing the Eagle emblem, and promptly disappeared with all 5000 soldiers. The son, together with a brave English slave, wants to find out what happened and recover the Eagle to restore his family's good name. The task will not be easy in a hostile country.

112 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence).
Adventure, Drama, Period piece, War.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Where
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Credits

Cast
Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Denis O'Hare
Director
Kevin Macdonald
ScreenplayJeremy Brock, from the novel by Rosemary Sutcliff
MusicAtli Örvarsson
CinematographyAnthony Dod Mantle
EditingJustine Wright
Sound formatsDolby Digital, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2011
Produced byToledo Productions, Film4, Focus Features

Official Site | IMDB page
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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreHistorical, action, adventure
LanguageInfrequent, mild
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceFrequent, bloody, graphic and gory, brutal, strongly implied and moderate in strength, realistic
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsSet in 140 AD, deals with a Roman commander's quest to recover his father's honour.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
2
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
4
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
2
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
4
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Wesley Morris quote iconCamp crusade lacking muscle
5
Die Burger
Amanda de Lange quote iconLojaliteit word die spilpunt in dié oorlogsdrama
10
Cape Times
Todd McCarthy quote iconTaking flight
10
Box Office
Steve Ramos quote iconThe storytelling falters throughout and The Eagle, despite its grandeur, turns out to be Macdonald's most disappointing effort.
5
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconThe Eagle is a rip-snorting adventure tale of the sort made before CGI, 3-D and alphabet soup in general took the fun out of moviegoing.
15
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson quote iconThe impressive scenery and solid performances (a shaggy Donald Sutherland appears as Marcus’ uncle) don’t make up for the colourless dialogue, stock characters and plodding nature of the storytelling.
5
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconIt's quite likely this flick will follow suit of its real life subjects and simply vanish from the minds of moviegoers quite quickly.
8
Metacritic.com
35 critics
11
Rottentomatoes critics
133 critics
11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconThe 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.
8

What the People say

Internet
3127 Netizens quote iconMore a Personal Story on the Friendship of Two Men
13

Average .. 46%

9

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