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Artemis Fowl

  • 20202020
  • PGPG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
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Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, and Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
Descended from a long line of criminal masterminds, 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl finds himself in a battle of strength and cunning against a powerful, hidden race of fairies who may be behind his father's disappearance.
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Artemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.Artemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.Artemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
29K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,851
18
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Eoin Colfer(based on the novel by)
    • Hamish McColl(screenplay by)
    • Conor McPherson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Ferdia Shaw
    • Lara McDonnell
    • Josh Gad
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Eoin Colfer(based on the novel by)
    • Hamish McColl(screenplay by)
    • Conor McPherson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Ferdia Shaw
    • Lara McDonnell
    • Josh Gad
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    • 31Metascore
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    Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
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    Ferdia Shaw
    Ferdia Shaw
    • Artemis Fowl
    Lara McDonnell
    Lara McDonnell
    • Holly Short
    Josh Gad
    Josh Gad
    • Mulch Diggums
    Tamara Smart
    Tamara Smart
    • Juliet
    Michael Rouse
    Michael Rouse
    • News Reporter
    Racheal Ofori
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    Simone Kirby
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    Joe O'Grady
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    Finian Duff Lennon
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    Grace Fincham
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    Toby Eden
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    Gerard Horan
    Gerard Horan
    • Dr. Po
    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
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    Nonso Anozie
    Nonso Anozie
    • Domovoi Butler
    Emily Brockmann
    • Shadowy Female Figure
    Jessica Rhodes
    Jessica Rhodes
    • Shadowy Female Figure
    Charlie Cameron
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    Susannah Hewlett
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      • Kenneth Branagh
      • Eoin Colfer(based on the novel by)
      • Hamish McColl(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Harvey Weinstein was producer on this movie but following the disclosure of his sexual misconduct, Disney removed him and terminated their production partnership with The Weinstein Company.
    • Goofs
      During Holly's first mission, she is sent to Martina Franca, near Taranto, Italy. The town seen in the movie is clearly San Gimignano, Tuscany, and it bears no resemblance at all with Martina Franca. Moreover, the place pointed to in the map is near Isernia, quite far form Martina Franca.
    • Quotes

      Commander Root: Our world has never been in more danger. Human greed is what drove us underground all those years ago, to escape from your rapacious appetite. I warn you, boy, you are not prepared for the truth behind what you seek. Now you will believe, Artemis Fowl.

    • Connections
      Featured in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (18/02/2019) (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      O Mio Babbino Caro - Gianni Schicchi
      Written by Giacomo Puccini, Giovacchino Forzano

      Performed by Angela Gheorghiu

      Courtesy of Warner Classic

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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    2/10
    Artemis Fail
    It's actually been a long time since reading the book series, but from retrospect they were certainly better than this film version. Love Disney and Disney+ has been a godsend recently and watched regularly actually, one of many reasons as to why my reviewing here has slowed down. Kenneth Branagh is a gifted director, absolutely love his Shakespeare adaptations with 'Much Ado About Nothing' being a personal favourite (though others will prefer the also great 'Hamlet' and 'Henry V'). Love Judi Dench as an actress too.

    'Artemis Fowl' was a real disappointment. As an adaptation it's an abomination, one of the worst book to film adaptations there is in existence. Am not kidding here. It fares even worse on its own terms, despite what those that have defended the film say some that have hated the film have not read the books and saw it as fans of Branagh and Dench, my parents being among those people. Almost nothing works and Branagh has never been this uninterested in his directing in what is easily his worst film (those that disliked 'Murder on the Orient Express', didn't care for that myself while not hating it, will appreciate that film better after seeing this).

    The least bad asset is actually the music score, which is actually beautiful to listen to, authentically Irish and lilting. Sadly it was one of those scores that were pleasant enough on their own but failed to fit within the film, this score sounded like it belonged somewhere else. The scenery also wasn't bad in parts but the photography generally is rushed looking and some of the images thanks to some very disjointed editing and garish lighting are quite ugly so that was wasted too. Any special effects are afterthought-looking.

    Moving on further onto the criticisms, the acting is really not good. Ferdia Shaw is monotone and charisma-free throughout. Lara McDonnell has more perkiness but the character is very underwritten and bland on the whole. Colin Farrell is completely wasted. Josh Gad tries too hard is gets very annoying after a while, actually thought he didn't blend very well with everything else. You know something is wrong when Dench gives the least bad performance and still manages to give one of her worst performances, that affected accent and voice was not needed and she doesn't look engaged at times. At least she showed some signs of having command over her meagre material.

    Branagh was clearly not interested in the material, as his direction throughout is uncharacteristically indifferent and phoned in. One would not think that he is a great Shakespearean director, and he did prove with his wonderful 'Cinderella' that he could do non-Shakespeare too, as this is quite inept. The target audience also felt confused, my mother was very unsure at who 'Artemis Fowl' was aimed at, children will find it hard to follow and it is too dull for adults. Even teens, the main target audience of the book series, will question the target audience.

    Script is stilted and is too exposition-heavy (apparent right from the beginning with an over-explanatory narration), a lot of the film screeching to a deadening halt in the more talky sections and there are a lot of those. The storytelling is incredibly thin and not does it feel like a hodge podge of cobbled togther ideas it is all executed in a dull fashion and with little coherence, literally only one event happens. There is one action show-piece pretty much with a troll very late on but even that doesn't thrill and even the troll doesn't look that good. There is no character development whatsoever, nobody is given time to breathe, the villain is a non-entity and Artemis himself is practically useless. What little there is of the action is sluggish, incoherently edited and the sense of danger just isn't there. To cap it all off, the ending was a completely abrupt anti-climax.

    In summary, very poor. 2/10
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      • June 12, 2020 (United States)
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      • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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