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The Reckoning

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  • 1h 52m
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6.5/10
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Willem Dafoe and Paul Bettany in The Reckoning (2002)
CrimeDramaMystery
A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play.A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play.A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
6.1K
YOUR RATING
    • Paul McGuigan
    • Barry Unsworth(novel "Morality Play")
    • Mark Mills(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Paul Bettany
    • Marián Aguilera
    • Paul McGuigan
    • Barry Unsworth(novel "Morality Play")
    • Mark Mills(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Paul Bettany
    • Marián Aguilera
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    Willem Dafoe in The Reckoning (2002)
    Paul Bettany in The Reckoning (2002)
    Gina McKee in The Reckoning (2002)
    Willem Dafoe in The Reckoning (2002)
    Paul Bettany in The Reckoning (2002)
    Willem Dafoe and Paul Bettany in The Reckoning (2002)
    Brian Cox and Gina McKee in The Reckoning (2002)
    Willem Dafoe and Paul Bettany in The Reckoning (2002)
    Vincent Cassel in The Reckoning (2002)
    Willem Dafoe and Paul McGuigan in The Reckoning (2002)
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    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Martin
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    • Nicholas
    Marián Aguilera
    Marián Aguilera
    • Nicholas' Lover
    Trevor Steedman
    • Jealous Husband
    Simon McBurney
    Simon McBurney
    • Stephen
    Tom Hardy
    Tom Hardy
    • Straw
    Brian Cox
    Brian Cox
    • Tobias
    Gina McKee
    Gina McKee
    • Sarah
    Stuart Wells
    Stuart Wells
    • Springer
    • (as George Wells)
    Vincent Cassel
    Vincent Cassel
    • Lord De Guise
    Elvira Mínguez
    Elvira Mínguez
    • Martha
    Richard Durden
    Richard Durden
    • Town Justice
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • Simon Damian
    Mark Benton
    Mark Benton
    • Sheriff
    Hamish McColl
    • Innkeeper
    Matthew Macfadyen
    Matthew Macfadyen
    • King's Justice
    Luke de Woolfson
    Luke de Woolfson
    • Daniel
    Niall Buggy
    Niall Buggy
    • Priest
      • Paul McGuigan
      • Barry Unsworth(novel "Morality Play")
      • Mark Mills(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Jared Harris was offered a key role.
    • Goofs
      The climactic cathedral showdown between Lord De Guise and Nicholas has many discontinuities and a moment where De Guise speaks when his mouth is shut. This is a deliberate artistic styling to make the scene disturbing and disorienting.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Nicholas: Seek those things that are above, not those things that are upon the earth.

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    6/10
    Mystery and impressive sets in Middle Age
    The yarn talks upon a priest (Paul Bettany) who is joined with a comedian actors troupe (Willem Dafoe, Gina McKee, Brian Cox , among others). They will arrive in a village with a rousing castle ruled by a tyrant (Vincent Cassel). There happens one murder and is framed a deaf-mute woman (Elvira Minguez). The priest discovers the killing has occurred and attempt to solve it by recreating the crime in a play .

    The film deals with Dark Ages , it's time of destruction , hunger, deceases and rampage . It's developed in 14th century , England , during King Richard's time , the Normans vanquished Saxons . War and pest originated millions of deaths . The story mingles medieval set , drama, suspense , sexual situations , a love story and is entertaining enough . The motion picture was in great majority directed in Spain (Andalucia) and has breathtaking scenarios . The movie obtained a limited success , in the United States got a resounding flop and achieved a lukewarm reception by the public ; however Europe attained more box office because is a European film more than American . The picture gets a certain resemblance to ¨The name of the rose¨ , thus the Medieval time , suspense , thrills and intrigue about killing . The main actors are very well , Paul Bettany and Willem Dafoe's interpretations are top notch likeness to support cast as Brian Cox, Ewen Bremmer, James Cosmo, Matthew Mac Fadden , all of them are outstanding . Cinematography by Peter Soba is magnificent and Mark Mancina's musical score is atmospheric . The movie is correctly directed by Paul McGuigan.

    Rating : Good. Well worth watching.
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    • Release date
      • June 4, 2004 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • Spain
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Paramount Classics
      • English
      • Latin
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    • Filming locations
      • Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Kanzaman
      • M.D.A. Films S.L.
      • Renaissance Films
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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