Artemis Fowl

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Artemis Fowl

PG

2020

1h 33m

Fantasy

Adventure

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Young Artemis Fowl finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies.

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Critics Consensus

A would-be franchise-starter that will anger fans of the source material and leave newcomers befuddled, Artemis Fowl is frustratingly flightless.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Lots of things happen but nothing unfolds. It's like watching a feature-length trailer for a film that doesn't exist.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 26, 2020

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

The mischievous glint in [Judi Dench]'s eyes is Artemis Fowl's only nod to irony and self-awareness.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 11, 2020

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

A sense of indecision hangs over the whole exercise, starting with the screenplay, which has four names attached. Nobody seems to know how funny they're meant to be.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 17, 2020

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

One of the worst feature films Disney has ever created. As much as it hurts me to write this, Ferdia Shaw delivers one of the worst young performances I’ve ever witnessed, but the embarrassment is shared by everyone involved in this atrocious mess.

Rated: F

Jul 24, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

A fruitless franchise launch for a series I doubt we will ever see again.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Jeffrey Harris

411mania

This Artemis Fowl is neither criminal nor mastermind. He's just a kid who sort of reacts to things throughout this movie.

Rated: 1/10

Feb 20, 2022

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Audience Member

Yeah, no. Idk about this.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Timothy S

I pirated this film and I still want a refund

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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Brayden B

It definitely has some entertaining moments. But other than that it's pretty much boring and lots of plot holes were made throughout the film

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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Nathan W

I really enjoyed this even though most people hate it. This movie is great as I love fantasy and it’s amazing to watch, it’s hard to do films so if people think that this is awful then I would like them to film a movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Dale R

Based on the novel of the same name by Eoin Colfer, a young boy must rescue his kidnapped father with the help of some unusual characters. This film was delayed in release for extensive reshoots and the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually released on Disney+. This is just a bad film and might be a great example for film students to see on how not to make a film. There is way too much narration, from exposition to describing character motivations and introductions. Character interactions are brief, unless there is an action scene. There are significant acting irregularities, like the actors had to come back to the character after a long hiatus for reshoots. Spatial awareness is non-existent as characters jump to random locations. Josh Gad did get a few laughs out of me as a positive. Save yourself the trouble and avoid this film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Nicholas S

If you loved the Artemis Fowl books, don't watch this film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/24

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Synopsis

Young Artemis Fowl finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies.

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Producer: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund
Screenwriter: Conor McPherson, Hamish McColl
Production Co: Marzano Films, Walt Disney Pictures, Tribeca Productions
Rating: PG (Some Rude Humor|Fantasy Action/Peril)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 8, 2020
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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