Review of The Great Wall (2016) by Christian C — 05 Jun 2017

Terrible movie ... was hoping for something better.

This review of The Great Wall (2016) was written by Christian C on 05 Jun 2017.

The Great Wall has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Dan H (1,470) on 15 Apr 2018

As chinese thge great wall is very important for every chinese people. The great wall in our blood…

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By Zaki Hasan (247) for Zaki's Corner (159) on 01 Nov 2018

It's not perfect, but it's the rare big budget offering that gives us a respite from reboots, remakes, prequels, sequels and franchises…

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By Roger D (45) on 30 Dec 2018

A cliched attempted grab at the Chinese and Western markets full of pathetic acting, ridiculously implausible hero escapes and failed pathos…

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By Matt Oakes (180) for Silver Screen Riot (180) on 05 Nov 2018

An unmitigated juggernaut of bad, pointless cinema, The Great Wall is what happens when globalization and movie-making meets…

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By John K (1,706) on 18 Jul 2018

A great movie, probably necessary to see in high res. I have no idea what Tomatoe's agenda is: maybe they no longer like any creature movies…

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By Harry T (192) on 07 May 2018

Visually spectacular, plenty of action filled set pieces, an unimaginative but at least not stupid and incoherent story, and even just a hint…

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By Daniel D (1,629) on 29 Jun 2018

Great CGI and graphics. That's all I liked from it…

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By Louisa Moore (249) for Screen Zealots (249) on 20 Dec 2018

The Great Wall is a visually stunning period fantasy / action film done right, directed in the most spectacular fashion by Yimou Zhang…

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By Tom B (1,265) on 12 Dec 2018

Awfully unimaginative as expected…

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By Kambole Campbell (73) for One Room With A View (90) on 24 Aug 2018

A sometimes entertaining, but otherwise forgettable two hours, The Great Wall sounds cool on paper, but feels more like a business deal than…

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