Directed by:
Yimou ZhangComposer:
Ramin DjawadiCast:
Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Pedro Pascal, Han Lu, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Numan Acar, Eddie Peng, Hanyu Zhang, Kenny Lin, Xuan Huang, Ryan Zheng, Vicky Yu, Stephen Chang (more)VOD (5)
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After travelling thousands of miles to China in search of a mystical weapon, mercenaries William Garin (Matt Damon) and Pero Tovar (Pedro Pascal) join forces with an elite army of soldiers making a valiant stand against a swarm of ancient creatures. Upon learning that the Great Wall of China serves as the last barrier keeping the world safe from the mysterious threat from the lands beyond, Garin and Tovar vow to join the battle and help Chinese Commander Lin Mei (Tian Jing) and her forces in their epic fight for survival. The cast also includes Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau and Han Lu. (Universal Pictures UK)
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A Chinese billionaire gave money, Hollywood its biggest star, the Middle Kingdom of the once great director and a wonder of the world. The result? An asexual, culturally indifferent and dirty pig, which builds the greatest hope in the first twenty minutes. But in the end, the more artistically pampered Warcraft drowns in a soup full of undercooked characters, narrative clumsiness and funny ideology, which is desperately trying to convince completely different types of audiences. A proper critic does not use the word boredom. But here, the helplessness castration is physically palpable. I’m sorry, but it’s BORING.
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I didn't really believe in it, and I didn't even bother going to the cinema, but now fresh from watching it I am very pleasantly surprised. Yimou Zhang is a skilled director and his visuals can easily compete with Hollywood. Matt Damon was more than excellent as the archer, and Willem Dafoe was also impressive, while among the Asians, Andy Lau, Eddie Peng and Princess Tian Jing, who also had a role in the new Kong, were good. The action starts at the 15th minute and the siege of the Great Wall of China is very spectacular. I was impressed by the strategy, the synchronisation of the army and all the tools and technologies were very good. I also liked the look of the monsters, which had acceptable CGI. For me, a very entertaining and engaging film that I had a great time with. 80%
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China playing Hollywood, but the stupid Hollywood. The production values are like from Asylum, the only difference is that you can see the huge budget. Thanks to the People's Republic of China for an enriching experience, I watched it on a Huawei monitor, thinking about the Silk Road and mentally summarizing the text of the letter to Ovčáček, in which I packed the Blu-ray for Miloš to enjoy as well.
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Yet again, mighty China showed that it has no shortage of human material, so there was a massive number of extras as usual, but the whole film was made just for effect. You get overwhelmed by epic music and an overabundance of color, but the story is weak. Matt Damon is as convincing in his role as Bill Clinton was when he claimed that Monica had dripped some yogurt on her dress. And if that wasn’t bad enough, evil is represented by aliens in the form of some sort of overgrown chameleons. Lame.
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The Great Wall feels like Hollywood trying way too hard to impress China. Sure, it's cool that Chinese funding is flowing into Hollywood, but this movie is a double dose of digital overload. The plot? Basically, a massive attack by some vague, unexplained creatures on the iconic wall—you'd have to dive deep into Chinese mythology to make any sense of it, and even then, the overwhelming CGI doesn't help. Hollywood brought in heavy hitters like Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, and Willem Dafoe, while China supplied the rest. Despite being the most expensive Chinese film up to 2019, that hefty budget doesn't really translate on screen, even through the rosiest of glasses.
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