A huge guilty pleasure, supremely enjoyable.

I'm stumped by this bizarre detective story set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327. The acting, the casting, the pacing, it's all way off, and yet it never dips below enjoyable. From the very first few moments you know you're in for good time, and that does indeed turn out to be the case. That sex scene, however, has left me a little scarred.

The name of the rose is a bleak, eerie and atmospheric film. Every character, every room has an odour of something dark and dangerous. The original book was always going to be difficult to film but I don’t think it could have been done any better as there is a real sense of lurking dread in what is meant to be a holy place but in actuality is anything but. Some may feel that Sean Connery is not the most suitable actor for this type of film but I find his quiet, calming approach to solving the mystery nicely sets him apart from the other characters that seem almost freakish in comparison.
Special mention must go to Ron Perlman who is quite brilliant as Salvatore the hunchback.
I’m not sure how history remembers this film, for me it’s an entertaining and nicely made film that carries such an uneasy and foreboding atmosphere.

Guter Film, würde von mir eine noch bessere Wertung bekommen hätte ich nicht die Buchvorlage gelesen, die den Streifen noch übertrifft.

Unusual but very enjoyable film with a simple Sherlock Holmes type of detective story. Sean Connery is very likeable bringing his usual charismatic persona to the film but Ron Perlman's Salvatore the hunchback just stole the film for me, what a joy to watch!

"I haven't read the book and am not sure I entirely understood the film, but liked the 'look' of it."

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Skillful vulgarization of Umberto Eco's novel that unapologetically expands its most trivial story (and thematic) elements to provide a rich, if unsubtle, movie watching experience. Wonderfully designed production and Sean Connery's ironic charm provide the main selling points

Guter Film, würde von mir eine noch bessere Wertung bekommen hätte ich nicht die Buchvorlage gelesen, die den Streifen noch übertrifft.

Seann Connery, un maestro, acompañado por un corto tiempo de otro F. Murray Abraham, en una intriga medieval, que refleja el miedo que imponía la iglesia en las masas para fomentar la pleitesía y la ignorancia. Excelente.

A Sherlock Holmes mystery disguised in munks and abbeys. Funny and thrilling. A classic. Sean Connery and Christian Slater were great as William of Baskerville and Adso.

No tengo el mejor concepto del trabajo de Jean Jacques Annaud.

Excelente!

The name of the rose is a bleak, eerie and atmospheric film. Every character, every room has an odour of something dark and dangerous. The original book was always going to be difficult to film but I don’t think it could have been done any better as there is a real sense of lurking dread in what is meant to be a holy place but in actuality is anything but. Some may feel that Sean Connery is not the most suitable actor for this type of film but I find his quiet, calming approach to solving the mystery nicely sets him apart from the other characters that seem almost freakish in comparison.
Special mention must go to Ron Perlman who is quite brilliant as Salvatore the hunchback.
I’m not sure how history remembers this film, for me it’s an entertaining and nicely made film that carries such an uneasy and foreboding atmosphere.