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• Sci-fi
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• 2003
• Richard Donner
• 110 mins
• 12A

Summary

Fantasy adventure adapted from the novel by Michael Crichton, starring Paul Walker and featuring Billy Connolly. A group of archaeology students are working at a medieval site in France when their professor disappears. When they discover that he has slipped through a wormhole that connects the present to 1357 they decide to launch a rescue mission.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Tom Hutchinson

Despite the distinguished alliance of director Richard Donner and writer Michael Crichton, this time-travelling fantasy is almost too daft to laugh at. Lesser talents might have treated it more lightly and successfully, but Crichton (Jurassic Park) and Donner (Lethal Weapon) press too heavily on the significance of events, leaving the absurdities to take over. It's saved from complete disaster, thanks to Billy Connolly, who plays a professor leading an archaeological dig in the Dordogne valley. When the professor gets thrust back in time by the shady corporation sponsoring the dig, his son (Paul Walker) and fellow students follow to try and rescue him and find themselves in a 14th-century war in which the villainous English are browbeating the saintly French. Despite the clunky dialogue and outrageous situations, the momentum maintains our interest, while the plot keeps us amused if not bemused. Even so, there comes an exasperating moment when you are grateful for Aldous Huxley's famous assertion that time must have a stop.

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5.7/10

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Cast

rolenameChris JohnstonPaul WalkerKate EricsonFrances O'ConnorAndre MarekGerard ButlerProfessor Edward JohnstonBilly ConnollyLady ClaireAnna FrielFrank GordonNeal McDonoughJosh SternEthan EmbryRobert DonigerDavid ThewlisSteven KramerMatt CravenLord OliverMichael SheenLord ArnautLambert WilsonRobert de KereMarton Csokas

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rolenameDirectorRichard Donner

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Theatrical distributor

Entertainment

Released on

2003-12-05

Languages

English | French

Guidance

Violence and swearing.

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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