The Tempest

Name: The Tempest
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Released: December 10, 2010
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 43
Cast: Djimon Hounsou, Felicity Jones, Helen Mirren, Russell Brand

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Touchstone Pictures | Release Date: December 10, 2010 | PG-13

Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Felicity Jones, Helen Mirren, Russell Brand

Summary: In this Shakespearean fantastical thriller, the sorceress Prospera (switched from the original Prospero) orchestrates spirits, monsters, a grief-stricken king, a wise old councillor, two treacherous brothers and a storm at sea into a fantastical journey filled with banishment, sorcery and betrayal. The shipwreck catapults the collision ofIn this Shakespearean fantastical thriller, the sorceress Prospera (switched from the original Prospero) orchestrates spirits, monsters, a grief-stricken king, a wise old councillor, two treacherous brothers and a storm at sea into a fantastical journey filled with banishment, sorcery and betrayal. The shipwreck catapults the collision of two hapless lovers, who stir their budding emotions, and eventually seal their fate. (Talk Story Productions)
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Director: Julie Taymor

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 110 min

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Shawn Levy

Dec 16, 2010

Although there is some gimmickry, this is one of the most straightforward versions of the Tempest ever filmed, making it edifying as well as -- when Taymor hits a groove -- dazzling. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Dec 9, 2010

The best thing about Taymor's Tempest is also the worst: It's not stunning but it is sturdy, a handsome-enough showcase of a film that never really comes to life. It plays like a challenge politely declined. Read full review

Empire David Hughes

Mar 5, 2011

Taymor's winningly cast, imaginative take on Shakespeare passes the test of bringing the Bard to film. It may also be the only PG Disney film to contain the word "F---". Read full review

Deborah Young

Dec 7, 2010

Far less daring than her 1999 "Titus," which took an electrifying, stylized approach of a lesser-known play, The Tempest in comparison looks disappointingly middle-of-the-road. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Dec 9, 2010

The film simply doesn't come together fluidly. Smaller parts aren't on par with the lead role, and special effects are overdone and cheesy. At times, the essence of Shakespeare's poetry is drowned out. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Dec 9, 2010

Ms. Taymor's overscaled sense of stage spectacle can be impressive and effective, even moving, but her three-dimensional, high-volume compositions translate awkwardly into the cosmos of cinema, which turns her pageantry into mummery and the physical exuberance she likes to draw from performers into mugging. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Dec 7, 2010

A tiresome mess that's completely bereft of a quiet moment in speech or manner, The Tempest aches for the wisdom of discipline. Read full review

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gazpacho1234

Jan 1, 2012

Great adaptation. Great cast. Djimon Hounsou and Russell Brand are brilliant in their roles. Negative Critics (i.e unimaginative expectationists) are dead wrong. Helen Mirren was great in it. Thoroughly engaging. Great music, singing and dance/visual choreography. Fantastic cinematography.

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attachecrime

Jan 15, 2012

As an stage actor playing Caliban currently I would like to say that this movie is deeply flawed. Helen Mirrren is excellent as usual and a great choice for Prospero and stands out among a very uneven cast. The biggest problem with this film is the direction. The visual effects wereAs an stage actor playing Caliban currently I would like to say that this movie is deeply flawed. Helen Mirrren is excellent as usual and a great choice for Prospero and stands out among a very uneven cast. The biggest problem with this film is the direction. The visual effects were laughably bad. Much of the movie reads like a perfume commercial. Another huge problem was two of the most important characters in the Tempest, Caliban and Ariel. Both were so downplayed as to almost be nonexistent. A terrible adaptation of an amazing classic with some stand out moments and performances. Overall, a deeply flawed re-imagining.… Expand

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Heytheresmjo06

Jul 9, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Tempest: This film was awful. The writing was great and that was just about the only thing that was good. Everything else was absolutely horrifyingly bad. The CGI is the most unconvincing I have ever seen, the effects around Ariel are so edgy and overdone that it’s downright laughable. Don’t get me started on the sound design; most scenes are way too quiet to hear and often find yourself replaying each scene to hear what was said. The music is a horrible cacophony of noise and often serves no purpose to the scene (the rock scores are the worst). The representation of Prospero too; this really isn't the right actor to be playing this sort of character, why couldn't you get the likes of Christopher Lee or Ian McKlellan? I would not recommend this movie to anyone and I would immediately say no to anyone who asked me if it was good.

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