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Genre : Drama, Adventure Release Date : February 17, 2017 MPAA Rating : PG-13 Duration : 103 minute(s) Production Budget : 150Studio : Universal Pictures Official Site : http://www.greatwallmovie.com/ Reviews Rate :
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with a slack script, cardboard acting and a sense of pandering to international movie markets, it feels dated and cheap
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune ]
The Great Wall struggles mightily to transcend its two-dimensional storyline, a dull roteness not much helped by its zoological villains
Review rate : C+
by Leah Greenblatt [Entertainment Weekly ]
The Great Wall is long, but "The Great Wall" is short. It may be a second-rate "Lord of the Rings," but at least it doesn't overstay its welcome
by Kyle Smith [New York Post ]
The Great Wall crumbles mainly because of its wholly predictable plot, wretched dialogue and dud of a filmgoing experience from noted director Zhang Yimou
by Brian Truitt [USA Today ]
the characters are ciphers, the narrative is dull and even the sights and sounds become numbingly bombastic after a while
by Clarence Tsui [Hollywood Reporter ]
it may be one of China's biggest films to date, but it looks and feels like a cheap knockoff
by Rafer Guzman [Newsday ]
all of this money and talent, though, has yielded something that feels less like a modern-effects spectacular than a Ray Harryhausen movie from 60 years ago and, as a consequence, will be best enjoyed on Saturday morning, served with Froot Loops
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Inquirer ]
a clunky plot, rigid script and equally stiff acting make this a crumbling disappointment, if not quite a disaster
by Jamie Fullerton [Empire Online ]
'The Great Wall' is not exactly a good movie - but it's a pretty enjoyable one
by Tom Huddleston [Time Out London ]
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune ]
by Kyle Smith [New York Post ]
by Tom Huddleston [Time Out London ]
