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Alatriste

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Capt. Alatriste (Viggo Mortensen), a heroic figure of Spain's 17th-century imperial wars, becomes a mercenary.

Critics Reviews

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Jonathan Holland Variety 09/26/2006
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. Go to Full Review
Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter 09/19/2006
The Arturo Perez-Reverte novels come to vivid life in this beautifully shot, if unevenly paced epic. Go to Full Review
Alberto Abuín Espinof 02/14/2020
A very bad film that once again highlights and reveals the enormous artistic deficiencies of our cinema. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Beatriz Maldivia Espinof 02/14/2020
If the authors have tried to make an adventure movie, they failed. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses 04/18/2007
1.5/5
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 02/10/2007
C-
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 Go to Full Review
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Mr S Feb 23 Не понравилось как фильм склеен. Очень скомканная экранизация 5-ти томного цикла. Мортенсен отыгрывает того же самого Арагорна. Его роль довольно блеклая. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 09/10/2024 Viggo Mortensen (The Prophecy, The Young Americans) is an confident lead but the movie is a swashbuckler without any real energy See more Gene A 06/04/2024 A visually arresting and exciting film, with Mortensen and others very well cast. Action scenes are great. However, the producers tried to jam too much of a great tale into one film. Alatriste has the potential to be a major heroic film figure, but it will take a another group of film makers (with good luck in getting a cast as good as this version) to bring it off. Hopefully the next group that tries will be Spanish as well. See more Esteban S 02/25/2024 A highly underrated movie. Superlative photography and breathtaking recreations of XVII battles. At times it is like watching paintings coming alive. Epic sword fighting when gunpowder was taking its first steps on the battlefield. Fantastic depictions of the legendary "Tercios." A must-watch for history fans and anyone looking for a take on historical (and fictional) events that don't revolve around France or England (yes, there were other nations back then too). You should certainly give it a try! See more Adis M 07/05/2021 One of the worst history films. The story makes almost no sense and you always ask yourself what's going on. See more 04/19/2020 Brilliant recreation of the period and scathing critique of the so-called nobility. Captain Alatriste is a symboll of Slain itself.Some audiences with their short attention span may find it a bit slow but I thought it was so beautiful to look at I didnt mind. And the fight sequences and final battle are pretty impressive. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Capt. Alatriste (Viggo Mortensen), a heroic figure of Spain's 17th-century imperial wars, becomes a mercenary.
Director
Agustín Díaz Yanes
Producer
Álvaro Augustin, Antonio Cardenal
Screenwriter
Agustín Díaz Yanes
Production Co
Estudios Piccaso, E1 Entertainment
Genre
Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 8, 2010
Runtime
2h 27m