Release: Assassin's Creed: Eternal

 

Assassin's Creed: Eternal

Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Historical

Director: Edward Berger

Writer: Roy Horne

Based on the video game series

Cast: Jacob Elordi, Emma Mackey, Rufus Sewell, Marton Csokas, Lucy Fry, Dominic Cooper, Barry Sloane, Gemma Arterton

Budget: $143,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $197,768,189

Foreign Box Office: $223,337,222

Total Profit: $103,097,812

Reaction: After the first half of the season saw over half our films lose money at the box office, it is especially nice to start off Round 6 with a solid hit.

"Assassin’s Creed: Eternal smartly avoids the mistakes of the 2016 film by embracing the franchise’s mythology instead of fighting it. Edward Berger balances the modern-day conspiracy with the historical settings surprisingly well, and Jacob Elordi proves stronger casting than expected - particularly as Ezio - in a triple role. Emma Mackey also brings warmth and intrigue to both Lucy and Christina. The multi-timeline structure occasionally feels crowded, especially with Jacob Frye getting less room than Ezio, but the film captures the appeal of the games far better than previous attempts." - Cal Crowe, Washington Globe

"Assassin’s Creed: Eternal approaches familiar material with a seriousness that is both its greatest strength and its quiet limitation, framing the Animus as psychological inheritance rather than narrative novelty. Edward Berger’s direction lends the Renaissance Florence chapters a mournful elegance, but the Victorian London storyline feels more compressed and schematic, its thematic intent clearer than its dramatic impact. Jacob Elordi’s controlled, inward performance suits the film’s somber tone, though it sometimes keeps the audience at an emotional remove. Intelligent and handsomely made, Eternal is more contemplative than thrilling, offering a respectable, sometimes compelling experience that may be admired more than fully embraced." - Dave Manning, Ridgefield Press

"The film clearly has good intentions and captures the "greatest hits" of the franchise's lore, it ultimately feels too jarring and crowded for a standard film. By attempting to compress decades of history and multiple protagonists into a single sitting, the narrative loses the emotional weight of individual arcs, like Ezio's revenge, in favor of a frantic, overstuffed pace." - J. Jonah Johnson, Variety

Rated R for violence and thematic elements