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The Great Wall

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When a mercenary warrior (Matt Damon) is imprisoned within the Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront the unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force.
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For a Yimou Zhang film featuring Matt Damon and Willem Dafoe battling ancient monsters, The Great Wall is neither as exciting nor as entertainingly bonkers as one might hope.

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Kambole Campbell One Room With A View 08/25/2018
2/5
A sometimes entertaining, but otherwise forgettable two hours, The Great Wall sounds cool on paper, but feels more like a business deal than a complete film. Go to Full Review
Scott Tobias Uproxx 10/10/2017
The Great Wall gives one of the world's great visual filmmakers $150 million and an army of extras at his disposal, and he turns a monument into a playground. Go to Full Review
Christopher Orr The Atlantic 03/27/2017
Zhang's moments of visual splendor-a battalion of hot-air balloonists, the queen-monster and her royal guard of fan-frilled monstrosities-are weighed down by a script and performances almost dutiful in their dullness. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 10/14/2024
3/5
Visually splendid from top to bottom, this epic adventure squeaks by on its looks and spares no expense to make sure of that. Go to Full Review
Victoria Luxford City AM 02/21/2022
2/5
With a ponytail and dodgy accent, Damon fits awkwardly into the mix, putting in one of the most uneven performances of his career. The fact a Western actor is leading an Asian film should be uncomfortable, but in a film this bad, its hard to care. Go to Full Review
Drew Dietsch FANDOM 12/29/2021
2/5
The Great Wall is the equivalent of a well-made toy movie. It's a feast for the imagination, but your heart and brain will check out after a while. Go to Full Review
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Zane T @ZaneThind Dec 24 A movie that was so boring despite it boasting some very good actors. As a move to make an Asian/Hollywood collab this was not it. It's a war movie that you don't need to revisit any time soon. See more Leon S @Toxillo Dec 13 This is to this date the worst movie I've watched. The story is extremely wacky to begin with but feels even more ridiculous when it's packaged with such a prominent cast and huge budget. Incredibly, the story manages to be both strange and unoriginal at the same time, being basically just common movie tropes stacked on top of each other until the runtime is reached. I don't mind a movie being trashy but when it's trying that hard to be epic and cool without self-awareness, it's just cringe. The silver lining is that it is excellent material to rant about. See more Author W.A. S Nov 27 Well, here's another, "Why is this getting so much hate?" movie. No, it's not an Oscar winnder. It's your average popcorn movie. Watch it when you just want to chill or have it on in the background while you work, like I did. I especially liked the Crane Corps. I was going to use that in my next book but after researching, I found out it was an original idea from director Yimou Zhang and the production crew. Oh well. Although I'm not wild about the European saves the day trope, Matt Damon's character was well acted, which is no surprise. And I'll be looking up more movies by the director and actress Jing Tian. See more Andy S. @Gremalor Nov 8 Very entertaining and worth the time to watch. Crazy story and good CGI. See more Elijah M Oct 1 This is a cool action film about good vs evil and the consequences of greed and I throughly enjoyed it. See more Janet P Sep 30 What a waste of talent and money. Maybe a tax scam for the studio. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a mercenary warrior (Matt Damon) is imprisoned within the Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront the unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force.
Director
Yimou Zhang
Producer
Thomas Tull, Charles Roven, Jon Jashni, Peter Loehr
Screenwriter
Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Atlas Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Fantasy Action Violence)
Genre
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 17, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 9, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$45.1M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
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