The Tempest (2010) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	December 10, 2010 (LA/NY)
On DVD:	September 13, 2011
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Julie Taymor
Writer:	Julie Taymor
Cast:	Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, Ben Wishaw, Felicity Jones, Geoffrey Rush
Studio:	Miramax Films
Running Time:	110 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for some nudity, suggestive content and scary images

In her big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's mystical thriller "The Tempest," Academy Award®–nominated Julie Taymor ("Across the Universe," "Frida," "Titus") brings an original dynamic to the story by changing the gender of the sorcerer Prospero into the sorceress Prospera, portrayed by Oscar® winner Helen Mirren ("The Queen"). Prospera's journey spirals through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a magical island, cares for her young daughter, Miranda, and unleashes her powers against shipwrecked enemies in this...

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Review by Nathan Samdahl (D)

One of the bigger disappointments of the year, The Tempest is a complete miss of a film. It's hard to say how so many creative people can create a product so unentertaining, but I will give it a shot.

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