Alatriste

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Alatriste

2006

2h 27m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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

Jonathan Holland

Variety

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.

Sep 26, 2006

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Michael Rechtshaffen

The Hollywood Reporter

The Arturo Perez-Reverte novels come to vivid life in this beautifully shot, if unevenly paced epic.

Sep 19, 2006

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

A very bad film that once again highlights and reveals the enormous artistic deficiencies of our cinema. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 14, 2020

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Beatriz Maldivia

Espinof

If the authors have tried to make an adventure movie, they failed. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 14, 2020

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Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

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Rated: 1.5/5

Apr 18, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

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

Rated: C-

Feb 10, 2007

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Mr S

Не понравилось как фильм склеен. Очень скомканная экранизация 5-ти томного цикла. Мортенсен отыгрывает того же самого Арагорна. Его роль довольно блеклая.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/23/25

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Liam D

Viggo Mortensen (The Prophecy, The Young Americans) is an confident lead but the movie is a swashbuckler without any real energy

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Gene A

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/04/24

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Esteban S

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!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Adis M

One of the worst history films. The story makes almost no sense and you always ask yourself what's going on.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/05/21

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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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