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The 13th Warrior

5.7

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Original title

The 13th Warrior

Year

1999

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

John McTiernan

Screenwriter

William Wisher Jr., Warren Lewis. Novel: Michael Crichton

Cast

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography

Peter Menzies Jr.

Producer

Touchstone Pictures

Genre

Adventure. Action | Middle Ages. 10th Century. Vikings. Epic film

Movie Groups

Michael Crichton Adaptations

Synopsis

Year 922 A.D. An exiled ambassador far from his homeland, Ahmed (Banderas) comes across a fierce band of warriors who are being attacked by ferocious creatures legendary for devouring all living things in their path! And when an old fortune-teller warns the combatants that they are doomed to failure without a 13th warrior, Ahmed is given no choice but to join their battle and help conquer the mysterious enemy

Critics' reviews

"Instead of beginning with a good story and then adding f/x as needed, it apparently began with f/x and then the story was shoehorned into the pauses in the action (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"Think of 'The 13th Warrior' as Akira Kurosawa's 'The Seven Samurai' jacked on amphetamines. (...) It's why the film qualifies as the summer's primo guilty pleasure. It's red meat for the soul."

Stephen Hunter: The Washington Post
"The most unexpectedly audacious, exhilarating, wildly creative adventure thriller I've seen in ages."

Lisa Schwarzbaum: Entertainment Weekly
"If the juiciest bouts of professional wrestling on television leave you feeling unfulfilled and pining for the primal howls of fight - to - the - death combat, 'The 13th Warrior' just might be the answer to your prayers."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Where 'The 13th Warrior' works best is in creating an atmosphere of totemic paganism in the mysterious, mist-enshrouded northern forest"

Bob Graham: SFGATE
"[A] bloody but anemic story"

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"A deeply pleasurable, old-fashioned blood-'n'-guts adventure film."

Jonathan Foreman: New York Post
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The 13th Warrior

1999

John McTiernan

5.7

(23,971)