Dragon movie matthew mcconaughey7/26/2023 And by strangely over the top I am on about Matthew McConaughey's cigar chomping caricature of an arrogant military man, who is visually eye catching but is seriously extreme. It is exciting, it is adventurous and the action is big, basically it is everything it is trying to be and whilst seriously over the top it strangely works. What that really means is that "Reign of Fire" is all about the action and the special effects, the stunning sight of Denton and his tanks rolling up to Quinn's castle to close encounters with the fire breathing kind. Oh and we have a bit of an alpha male skirmish between Quinn and Denton but in truth that is it. So basically what that means is we have men fighting dragons in various ways and doing battle with the big dragon to try and bring an end to it all. In many ways it almost now makes "Reign of Fire" feel a bit " Terminator Salvation" like as Christian Bale stars as the leader of a small resistance of people. It is really daft but because "Reign of Fire" takes us 20 years into the future where much of the population has been wiped out it feels like there should be something of depth going on, some subtext about why the dragons have suddenly risen up to take over but there is none. But when a group of American's lead by the arrogant Denton Van Zan ( Matthew McConaughey - The Wedding Planner) arrive the fragile harmony is shattered as Denton is a dragon slayer, an alpha male who wants Quinn and his survivors to help destroy the dragons, putting him and Quinn at loggerheads. One such group is lead by Quinn Abercromby ( Christian Bale - Captain Corelli's Mandolin) who as a child watched his mum die saving his life, a memory which keeps him going as he along with best friend Creedy ( Gerard Butler - One More Kiss) do what ever they can to keep going. In the year 2020, 20 years after dragons rose from the bowels of the planet, there are few humans left, living in small groups and trying to survive. But in truth it has no depth, it is just CGI and action with a few recognizable stars that is it, a visual movie on every level with no hidden message what so ever and so if you watch expecting something more you will be disappointed. I say that because "Reign of Fire" looks like an adult fantasy movie which should have some depth to it as we have an element of American and British survivors having to learn to work together in the future where dragons have taken the world. Here's a word of advice for you, if you are about to watch "Reign of Fire" for the first time do so with no expectations.
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