Brian Cox, Ewen Bremner, Gina McKee
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo faces down warlords, genocidal dictators and world superpowers in bringing perpetrators of crimes against humanity to justice.
DVD Release Date: August 3, 2004
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Stats: 156 reviews
Flixster Reviews (156)
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February 1, 2008A very compelling and entertaing epic mystery. Well-written and very well-performed by it's cast. A dark, riveting and thrilling film. Willem Dafoe and Paul Bettany are extroadinary.
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December 3, 2007Starts a little slow but you get captured up in this. I enoyed it, If you like British Film, then you will enjoy this one. For some a rental, other will find it a must for a well Rounded DVD collection.
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March 25, 2007I thought this film looked sort of boreing but it ended up being really good. I highly recommend it.
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October 29, 2009"And you cannot run or ever, ever escape
You cannot run or ever hide it away
Something glorious is about to happen
The reckoning..."(Bloc Party)
The story takes place in the year 1380, the movie creates a realistic feel of the dark ages: poverty, misery, lack of culture, fear o...( read more) -
June 10, 2009wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that vincent cassel, trevor steedman, tom hardy, marian aguilera, paul bettany, simon mcburney, gina mckee, ewan bremmn...( read more)
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June 9, 2009Have no idea what its about but i caught 5 minutes of it the other day and think its worth a watch.
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June 9, 2009Slow to start and confusing at times but all came together.
Movie could have went into more depth for Bettany's character.
Not sure I like Defoe in this role, although I love him as an actor. -
April 16, 2008A very strange but interesting film set in the Middle Ages. Bettany is a preist who murdered the husband of his lover so runs form the village he live sin and joins an traveling acting troupe...who become entangle din a village where someone is murdering the children. Worth a vie...( read more)
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March 4, 2008I absolutly love this film, Paul Bettany is just so genius in it, words cannot describe. The story is amazing, we first see Nicholas running away after having commited a crime and he finds this theatre group and travels with them and they come upon this troubled town who are tryi...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
March 12, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
March 12, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Reckoning has just a little too much of the whodunit and the thriller and not enough of the temper of its clash between cultures, but it works, maybe because the simplicity of the underlying plot ... full review
March 9, 2004
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
Life certainly was harder back in the 14th centurty, dirtier too. The story, however, based on Barry Unsworth's novel "Morality Play" is not so interesting. full review
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