Mulan

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Mulan

PG-13

2020

1h 56m

Adventure

Action

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To save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China.

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Critics Consensus

It could have told its classic story with greater depth, but the live-action Mulan is a visual marvel that serves as a stirring update to its animated predecessor.

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Peter Travers

ABC News

At its core, Caro's "Mulan" is quietly revolutionary, as it revels in the exhilarating sight of a young woman fighting for and earning her place in the world.

Jul 26, 2023

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Roslyn Talusan

Bitch Media

I can only describe Mulan as a visually spectacular disappointment. Void of any emotional resonance, the film eschews coherent storytelling for what amounts to an Orientalist war epic masquerading as a feminist win for Asians everywhere.

Mar 16, 2021

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K. Austin Collins

Rolling Stone

Its cast, its attitude, its overall eagerness to please -- all benefits, one would think -- don't add up to a good movie. They add up to a blueprint of the movie this ought to be.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 23, 2020

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

It also does not help that Li is a legendary, iconic actor, and Yifei Liu, who plays Mulan, is not the best actor. She is not bad, but she is a wee bit wooden.

Jan 2, 2025

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Joonatan Itkonen

Toisto.net

MULAN is a film best described as an “if only” production. If only the script had the input from actual Chinese people. If only it didn’t treat the culture, history, and mythology like a cheap prop.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Even though Niki Caro delivers the realistic, distinct take that was promised, its execution feels inferior to the original animated film in every single way. The 1998’s movie is far more epic and cinematic than its remake.

Rated: C-

Jul 24, 2023

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Yos F

The story was sucks and totally different, no mushuuu hell no

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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jessie j

It's like that wanted to tell a new story but wanted to shoe horn in an ip they owned . Not even to mention, NO songs, and NO side kicks like mushu and the cricket where hafe the charm from the original. And the songs where some of there best

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Trey Z

Seriously just bad. Took an amazing movie and ruined it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Katherine Claire T

They took the original and made it badly

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Dama D

This is Trash. 1998's Mulan is about female empowerment, about learning to find yourself. This Mulan movie gives the message that You are good for nothing if you are not born with a gift.Part of the witch has bothered me quite a bit because In Womens hero movies There always has to be a villain who is a woman To balance gender equality Equality means that a woman can fight against men And not because you were born with a gift that makes you In the best of warriors

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Rory M

This must have been what the writer's were thinking: 1: What's the best possible way to pay homage to the original film and do it justice while still updating it enough to justify a live-action remake? 2: I know! Let's make Mulan an expert combatant from the first second of the film. That way we won't have to worry about any of that tiresome character development or portray anything less than a 'Strong Woman'. 1: But how do we explain her being so powerful? People have to train to become experts, yet she seems to be all-powerful from the beginning of the film. 2: Ah, that's where Chi comes in! Y'know how the Force is an awesome aspect of the SW franchise that magically makes people super powerful? Let's do that but repurpose Chi to be that super energy that makes Mulan an expert from childhood! 1: Ok....but how will she have a compelling story then? The antagonists in the original film didn't have to worry about a super-powered Chinese woman killing them outright. 2: Those villains are now empowered by a witch that we can just insert into the story for no reason! It's amazing! She'll take over China with the help of Rouran (Mongolian) warriors. That will be a challenge for Mulan. 1: But how will Mulan beat the witch? The witch has literal magic on her side. 2: Oh, don't worry about that. I've got an awesome plot twist for you...the witch SACRIFICES herself to stop Mulan from being killed by the Rouran warriors! 1: ...What? Why would she do that? She was the antagonist of the film, right? 2: Yep, she was. But she empathised with Mulan in her struggles because she was also shunned by her society. 1: Are we even writing a script for a Mulan film anymore?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Synopsis

To save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China.

Director: Niki Caro
Producer: Chris Bender, Tendo Nagenda, Jason Reed, Jake Weiner
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Martin, Lauren Hynek
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 4, 2020
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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