Mongol

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 »

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 »

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 »

Mongol is great cinema, great fun.Read Full Review »

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

Quite grand, quite exotic, David Lean-style epic.Read Full Review »

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 »

Last year's Academy Award nominee from Kazakhstan for Best Foreign Film, Mongol is purportedly the first in a multi-film saga on the wrath of Khan; as such, it's probably the last thing you'd expect--great fun.Read Full Review »

Even at the movie's most ridiculous (and Mongol is not without its ridiculous moments), this is a picture you laugh with more than laugh at.Read Full Review »

My only problem with Mongol is that--how often in life do you get to write this sentence?---Genghis Khan is a little too nice.Read Full Review »