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Hollywood kindles no passion in 'Tristan & Isolde'
by Bob Longino

A full month before Valentine's Day comes the love film "Tristan & Isolde" to the megaplex. Which means 20th Century Fox must realize it's got a dud on its hands and is plopping it onto the cupid market early to make at least a little hay before other, better romantic films show up. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
In the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde, young lovers become doomed against the forces of royal politics. English knight Tristan wins the hand of the daughter of the Irish King, but the love threatens the truce between their two countries.

FILM FACTS ...

Twentieth Century Fox

'Tristan & Isolde'

Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David O'Hara, Mark Strong
Run time: 126 minutes
Release date: Jan. 13, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for intense battle sequences and some sexuality.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"...just a pretty valentine with no real heart."

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Austin American-Statesman: 1 of 5 stars
"Franco flounders. Knowing his lines but incapable of projecting them credibly, he skulks around like a Tiger Beat pinup transplanted to Camelot."