The Great Wall

PG-13

Released Feb 17, 2017

1h 44m

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 25, 2018

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Scott Tobias

Uproxx

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.

Oct 10, 2017

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Christopher Orr

The Atlantic

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.

Mar 27, 2017

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

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.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 21, 2022

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Drew Dietsch

FANDOM

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.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

All in all, it's just another brick in the wall of cinematic stinkers.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 17, 2021

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Joshua M

Boring snooze fest. Do not recommend at all...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/24

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Ginger S

Yikes. The worst Matt Damon film by far. It seems they spent all their budget on special effects rather than script writing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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M C

When I first saw the trailer for this movie I gave it a miss. It seemed silly. After watching a couple of decent monster movies though I circled back around and decided to watch it. Plus I'm a big Dafoe fan. I wish I hadn't though. First the CGI monsters look awful. Not realistic in the slightly. The plot is surprisingly boring and the acting wasn't great. It relies too much on the explosions and slow-mo stunts to try and give it some wow factor. 2 hours too long in my opinion.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Paul B

Enough action and monsters to keep me entertained for a short time.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Audience Member

This was enjoyable somehow but there was absolutely no story to it and it wasnt that great designed , the cgi was pretty mad and even tho there were some great actors in the movie , the acting was not good at all, the whole plot twist werent that great and overall it just wasnt a good movie , only reason I gave it two star is cause , you can watch it it is enjoyable but nothing great

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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Shay W

It does have some beautiful shots. For example, at around 47 minutes, the wall and surrounding countryside shrouded in mist. You do get a sense though that Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal don't want to be there, in the movie I mean. It looks wonderful, and maybe that's it's problem. The CGI is the star.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Jing Tian

Commander Lin Mae

Pedro Pascal

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Willem Dafoe

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Andy Lau

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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: Legendary Pictures, Universal 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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