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By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 16 Apr 2015

The Dead Lands doesn't add up to much, but it is always on the verge of becoming more than just a bed time story for guys that wish Braveheart…

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By David Berry (137) for National Post (1,405) on 15 Apr 2015

There's plenty you haven't actually seen in The Dead Lands, a blood-spurting martial arts epic that sets its ultraviolence amongst warring…

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By Martin Tsai (390) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Apr 2015

The only aspects of the tale that seem uniquely Maori are the action sequences featuring the martial art of mau rakau…

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By Andy Crump (279) for Movie Mezzanine (782) on 15 Apr 2015

It's a solid entertainment, in other words, and with some fine-tuning it might even have been great…

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By Nicolas Rapold (488) for New York Times (5,786) on 15 Apr 2015

As it dives into this infrequently depicted culture, Mr. Fraser’s film is caught shuttling uneasily between speeches and action…

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By Zach Hollwedel (108) for Under the Radar (636) on 15 Apr 2015

The Dead Lands too frequently fizzles when it should sizzle…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Apr 2015

The problem with this kind of universal narrative is that, like the cult of the golden ratio, it emphasizes formulas at the expense of those…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 14 Apr 2015

National Geographic meets the WWE in this brutal, brawling revenge tale set in pre-Colonial New Zealand, mixing insight into indigenous Maori…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Nuke the Fridge (40) on 14 Apr 2015

Because of some of the familiarity of narrative, I wasn't totally invested in the story of The Deadlands but when Hongi sprang into action…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 14 Apr 2015

An unblinkingly fierce and bloody tale of slaughter and revenge…

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By Aaron Hillis (362) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Apr 2015

The film is undeniably elevated by its exotic milieu. It's a shame, then, that it's stuck with such a familiar coming-of-age call to adventure…

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By Carson Lund (88) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 11 Apr 2015

A phony collection of storytelling clichés held under the banner of archetype and lent a modicum of weight by the splendor of the landscape…

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By Quincy T (122) on 11 Apr 2015

This film is a fascinating look at a culture that is completely exotic to the rest of the world because of vast geographical distance and centuries…

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By Rangi P (13) on 10 Apr 2015

This should be a series, like History Channel's Vikings…

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By Jake S (662) on 05 Apr 2015

Disregard the critic reviews you read here. Most of them don't know what to say other than boosting their own dialogue…

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By Deborah Young (235) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 30 Mar 2015

It’s a remarkable film experience in several ways…

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By Maani H (1) on 03 Mar 2015

Maori Martial Arts and Warfare are only something that is discussed now days and we are only able to imagine how it all was back then…

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By Fabian L (26) on 27 Feb 2015

Finally, a Maori film with tribal warfare complete with Maori subtitles. Lawrence Makoare was the standout throughout this film…

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By David M (3,086) on 13 Dec 2014

As a Kiwi (New Zealander) I feel too many people glorify & glamorise anything even slightly successful this nation cooks up - this is a perfect…

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By Ol R (38) on 05 Nov 2014

Despite it's flaws, it's a solid action/adventure…

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