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

  • 90
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    In the end, we're about a third of the way through the great Khan's life; he hasn't even begun to take down the cities of Cathay or spread his seed. That suggests two sequels. I, for one, can't wait. Read full review

  • 90
    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. Read full review

  • 90
    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. Read full review

  • 90
    Variety |

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

  • 88
    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." Read full review

  • 88
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

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

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Quite grand, quite exotic, David Lean-style epic. Read full review

  • 80
    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. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Walter Addiego

    In general the film is so impressive that we can't leave the theater without wanting more. Read full review

  • 50
    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. Read full review

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