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Mongol Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    74

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 50

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

    Sergei Bodrov's Mongol relates the story of Genghis Khan's early years in a plodding, uninspired fashion that doesn't bode well for the next two entries in a planned trilogy.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    Full of stunning views of China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan and showing an unexpected side of Genghis Kahn, Mongol feels like an old-fashioned epic.

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  • 83

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Quite grand, quite exotic, David Lean-style epic.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    As a visual spectacle, it is all but overwhelming, putting to shame some of the recent historical epics from Hollywood. If it has a flaw, and it does, it is expressed succinctly by the wife of its hero: "All Mongols do is kill and steal."

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  • 88

    out of 100

    USA Today Claudia Puig

    Mongol is quality escapism: an exotic saga that compels, moves and envelops us with its grand and captivating story.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Variety

    This Central Asia-set historical epic from Russian helmer Sergei Bodrov ("Nomad") boasts breathtaking landscapes, dazzling cinematography, bloody battles and unique traditions.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    The New York Times A.O. Scott

    Mongol -- or, as I prefer to think of it, "Genghis Khan: The Early Years" -- is a big, ponderous epic, its beautifully composed landscape shots punctuated by thundering hooves and bloody, slow-motion battle sequences.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    I don't know the Mongolian word for panache, but Mongol's got plenty of it. The battle scenes are as notable for their clarity as their intensity; we can follow the strategies, get a sense of who's losing and who's winning. The physical production is sumptuous.

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