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The Great Wall

Name: The Great Wall
Director: Zhang Yimou
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2016-12-16
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal

2016 · 1h 43m · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

IMDb 5.9 Metacritic 42 RT 36%

Skip it—this Matt Damon/Zhang Yimou collaboration is a soulless spectacle that squanders an intriguing premise with clunky dialogue, murky CGI battles, and uncomfortable racial politics. You'll find way better creature-action thrills elsewhere.

Plot

European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

Director: Zhang Yimou

Cast: Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal

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