The 'surprise' ending is as predictable as it is a long time coming.
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01/26/06
Dragonfly (2002)
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Reviews Counted:121
Fresh:8
Rotten:113
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: Sappy, dull, and muddled, Dragonfly is too melancholic and cliched to generate much suspense.
Reviews for Dragonfly
Top CriticBoy, does the final reel stink.
12/30/06
Top CriticNow I can see why people thought I was too hard on "The Mothman Prophecies".
06/10/02
Abysmal film that’s an embarrassment to all concerned.
10/30/02
Though Tom Shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough, around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance.
05/21/02
Top CriticIt could have been a much meatier film in less insipid hands.
08/12/02
[D]espite a few moments of genuine creepiness, Dragonfly eventually gets its wings pulled, forcing it to plummet down into movie mediocrity.
02/21/02
Top Critic... a super stupid thriller ...
02/25/02
Top CriticAs the movie dragged on, I thought I heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign. I have returned from the beyond to warn you: this movie is 90 minutes long, and life is too short.
02/21/02
Top CriticA misguided supernatural thriller, it's Ghost masquerading as Poltergeist.
02/22/02
It's hard to take the weepy, oozing emotions of Kevin Costner's maudlin new film Dragonfly seriously.
02/25/04
This Sixth Sense-wannabe is ultimately both predictable and as choked with cinematic cliches as Costner's resume is with post-apocalyptic epics.
02/21/02
'Dragonfly' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue.
07/23/02
Director Tom Shadyac takes the leftover sentimental goo from his Patch Adams and pours it all over Dragonfly.
02/21/02
...visual novocaine...
02/21/02
Dragonfly would have made a suspenseful half-hour Twilight Zone episode or even an interesting one-hour Outer Limits presentation. But as a full-length feature film, Dragonfly rarely takes wing.
03/05/02
A moldy rehash of supernatural thrillers that have come before.
02/24/02
It is most of the things Costner movies are known for; it's sanctimonious, self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it.
02/21/02
A journey of unimaginable tedium
02/20/02
While the themes sound intriguing, the movie lacks the necessary clarity of vision.
02/22/02
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