Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Zazzle I wonder if jimg-9 has even understood the film - I seriously doubt it.... Jimg-9 for your information, Amanda Plummer is not the queen of England... She plays queen Cathrine of Medici - which was the queen of France.... Are you sure you have seen the film???For every one else - see Nostradamus!!! You get a chance to see some of the prophesies Nostradamus made in the 16th century and it makes you think... Why did all these things happen, when the future was foretold....???Nostradamus has also foreseen the birth of a boy with the highest IQ in the world - a handweapon with more power than an A-bomb and flying cars...So far, his prophesies have come true - and it should make you stop and think... Can we make this a better world knowing what we are heading for?!?!?!And for jimg-9: Next time you´re in the mood to see a film - please make sure that you have an adult beside you to explain the film to you... Perhaps then you´ll get it right...

George Parker "Nostradamus" is a par period biopic which tells an embellished version of the life of a man whose memory has been cloaked in myth and mystery. The film suggests the plague-fighting 16th century French physician Nostradamus "shroomed out" in the interest of science, had halucinations/visions, and wrote them down thereby creating his now famous cryptic literary works the misinterpretations of which are popularly regarded as prognostications. The truth is, the man was not, as history goes, all that interesting, so most of the film is composed of scenes of little dramatic significance. Nonetheless, "Nostradamus" is a worthy effort which may be of interest to those with an interest in the man's life.

elihu-2 Tcheky Karyo, most familiar to American audiences as Bob, the enigmatic secret agent by way of Pygmalion in Luc Besson's NIKITA, has his first English-language lead role as the 16th-century physician and prophet Michel de Nostradame, who predicted various events occurring hundreds of years into the future.Filmed in Romania, the film is a grim, grubby depiction of the renaissance era, but seldom reaches any moments of true insight into Nostradamus' life. Instead of taking a scholarly approach required of the subject, and concentrating on the man's vision, director Roger Christian (whose claim to fame is being the art director on Ridley ScottÕs ALIEN and directing the pretty much forgetable horror flick THE SENDER) panders to the lowest common denominator by focusing on his love life, and his run-ins with pugnacious Inquisitors.When he is shown having his prophetic visions, most of the sequences are stilted and hokey. Only one prediction sequence has any power, the vision of the Black Rain, filmed in Copsa Mica, which the National Geographic Society once branded as the most polluted city in Europe.Academy Award Winner F. Murray Abraham (AMADEUS), called in to save the acting day, does serviceable work as Scalinger, Nostradamus' sometime mentor, and Rutger Hauer is weird and funny as the Mystic Monk. Do I hear laughs? His turn is actually quite enjoyable, with his candle-lit hat and his demolition of the loathsome flagellates.Karyo consorts with a bevy of bold European actresses, including Julia Ormond, Maia Morgenstern (THE OAK), and Assumpta Serna (MATADOR, THE FENCING MASTER.) He makes a noble effort with his calm, cultivated, at times endearing performance but he can't carry the whole film.The movie eventually dissipates in the scarcity of its low budget, borrowing footage (ironically enough) from ALIENS for its final sequence which depicts space travel.

Junkill I must say I enjoyed this film, but I agree with the other comments that it was horribly disjointed. It was absolutely gorgeous to look at (I would rate it up there with Elizabeth or Rozencranz & Guildenstern are Dead in that respect), but it is pretty hard to follow. Having read a short bio on Nostradamus recently, it seems that they got their facts right (there was some speculation, but isn't there always in such films?), but it seems rushed, like the director is trying to fit too much into the time alloted. Overall an enjoyable picture.