Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Bustin' Bonaparte

      PG Released Apr 3, 2005 1h 41m Drama List
      Reviews 25% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A con man (Richard E. Grant) targets residents (Luke Gallant, Kasha Kropinski) of a farm in South Africa. Read More Read Less

      Critics Reviews

      View All (4) Critics Reviews
      R. Emmet Sweeney Village Voice The children occupy the center with thoughtful and assured performances, nailing the refreshing moral that skepticism leads the way to better truths. Jun 7, 2005 Full Review Ned Martel New York Times As a film geared toward children, Bustin' Bonaparte meets its main requirements: it adapts a classic novel in gleaming cinematic form, and it ridicules the foibles of ruthless adults. Rated: 3/5 Jun 3, 2005 Full Review Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times As it is, Bustin' Bonaparte is an enjoyable diversion, but with more energy and style it might have been a gem. Rated: 3/5 Jun 3, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Audience Reviews

      View All (5) audience reviews
      Audience Member Well ... it was OK. I don't think I had realized it was a kids' film when I recorded it. The plot is simplistic and slightly sub .... but it has a good heart and some wonderful photography. Richard E Grant plays the villain with aplomb. Sound quality on the dialogue is poor. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member There's some decent performances, including Richard E Grant's. His character is so unlikeable that the comedy is lost from the quirkiness he also puts into Bonaparte Blenkins. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I didn't really enjoy this film that much. Well it could of been alot worsed but it could of been much better too. The thing I didn't like at all about this film was it was really hard to tell what age group this film was aimed for. When it started on tele I thought it was going to be a childrens film because at the start they showed children at a farm and I thought that scene was a bit too childish for adults. But then afterwards they showed parents being violent and beating up the children so then it looked more like a adult film. The problem with this film was I don't think they knew what type of things children and adults like to see. The acting was really bad that strict mother well she couldn't act. Even the children were quite weak all the squeeky voices and all the crying what they were doing didn't make the film any better. All their emotions looked fake and they just didn't do good. Two actors in it were about average I think. Two actors didn't do bad but all the others couldn't act very well which is a shame to say really. Also the twist and the effects they showed at the begining were rubbish. The film had no twist at the begining. No did it at the end. No did the film have any good effects that I was expecting to see. The plot suffered in several different ways. Basically I thought the twist at the begining and end was done really badly, the story itself was done very slow, the plot wasn't interesting enough. It had a few interesting scenes but very few most of the story was just slow and boring. It had no good effects at all and I just didn't like the story. No did I like the acting. All the recent films I have seen such as The Sheperd,vanished without a trace,the waiting game and Harry Potter were much better and much more enjoyable. The stories in them may of been slow but they had quite an enjoyable story. This film didn't have any of it. No good acting even which was dissapointing to say. I was not happy with this film at all well I have seen worsed in the past and as I have said this could of been worsed it could of suffered as much as films like the last sign,if,seasame street,disaster movie,the magic rounderabout and Blade:Trinity it didn't suffer as much as thoughs but it still wasn't good the acting and story could of been alot better. The targets I would give for this film are 1.Better twist at begining 2.Better twist at end 3.Faster story 4.Stronger acting 5.More effects 6.More of a interesting story 7.Easier to understand what age group this was aimed for. Overall this movie was a dissapointment. You are better off not seeing this I will deffinitly not be reccomending this to you all. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked this story-though at times it was kind of hard to figure out what was being said..pretty good movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member BUSTIN' BONAPARTE (2004) Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A con man (Richard E. Grant) targets residents (Luke Gallant, Kasha Kropinski) of a farm in South Africa.
      Director
      David Lister
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 3, 2005, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Apr 4, 2006
      Runtime
      1h 41m