The Great Wall
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European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
What critics thought
Zhang Yimou's English-language monster epic was widely panned as a disappointment relative to both its director's pedigree and its wild premise, earning poor notices from most critics. A minority found genuine spectacle in its set pieces and visual invention, but the majority felt it squandered its potential for either serious filmmaking or gleeful absurdity.
“There is no logical reason for the film to climax in a tower of stained glass that paints Lin Mae and William in psychedelic Suspiria lighting, but boy does it look gorgeous in 3-D.”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·The A.V. Club
“The Great Wall is unlike any American blockbuster you've seen, a conservative movie with action set pieces that are actually inventive and thrilling enough to be worthwhile.”
Simon Abrams·RogerEbert.com
“The Great Wall is easily the least interesting and involving blockbuster of the respective careers of both its director and star.”
Clarence Tsui·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Zhang YimouDirector
Matt DamonWilliam
Jing TianCommander Lin Mae
Willem DafoeBallard
Andy LauStrategist Wang
Pedro PascalTovar
Zhang HanyuGeneral Shao
Lu HanPeng Yong
Lin GengxinCommander Chen
Eddie Peng Yu-YanCommander Wu
Huang XuanCommander Deng
Ryan Zheng KaiShen
Karry WangEmperor
Ramin DjawadiComposer
Max BrooksWriter
Marshall HerskovitzWriter
Edward ZwickWriter
Tony GilroyWriter
Stuart DryburghCinematographyFrom the studio
The Great Wall
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
What critics thought
Zhang Yimou's English-language monster epic was widely panned as a disappointment relative to both its director's pedigree and its wild premise, earning poor notices from most critics. A minority found genuine spectacle in its set pieces and visual invention, but the majority felt it squandered its potential for either serious filmmaking or gleeful absurdity.
“There is no logical reason for the film to climax in a tower of stained glass that paints Lin Mae and William in psychedelic Suspiria lighting, but boy does it look gorgeous in 3-D.”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·The A.V. Club
“The Great Wall is unlike any American blockbuster you've seen, a conservative movie with action set pieces that are actually inventive and thrilling enough to be worthwhile.”
Simon Abrams·RogerEbert.com
“The Great Wall is easily the least interesting and involving blockbuster of the respective careers of both its director and star.”
Clarence Tsui·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Zhang YimouDirectorMatt DamonWilliamJing TianCommander Lin MaeWillem DafoeBallardAndy LauStrategist WangPedro PascalTovarZhang HanyuGeneral ShaoLu HanPeng YongLin GengxinCommander ChenEddie Peng Yu-YanCommander WuHuang XuanCommander DengRyan Zheng KaiShenKarry WangEmperorRamin DjawadiComposerMax BrooksWriterMarshall HerskovitzWriterEdward ZwickWriterTony GilroyWriterStuart DryburghCinematographyFrom the studio
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