The Warrior's Way
Relativity Media | Release Date: December 3, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
MovielineMichelle OrangeDec 6, 2010
The result is way out there - so far that you won't quite recognize the terrain, and still feel strangely at home. The look has the impossible feel of a CGI soundstage: Not cheap, not even necessarily fake, just… weird. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe LeydonDec 6, 2010
A visually inspired multi-genre amalgamation, a borderline-surreal folly that suggests a martial-arts action-adventure co-directed by Sergio Leone and Federico Fellini. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichDec 7, 2010
Someone surely thought to call this knowingly ridiculous genre mash-up "Cowboys vs. Ninjas," though even that title wouldn't hint at all the you-gotta-be-kidding-me craziness on display. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleDec 6, 2010
The sometimes impressive visual effects make these battles entertaining, in a mindless way, but it's impossible to work up any feeling about them. The only thing supplying that is the occasional laugh, pout or gurgle by Ms. Rudd. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoDec 9, 2010
While the movie seems designed to be a breakout for Jang, it's Lee whose work actually makes an impression. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttDec 6, 2010
One ticket buys you cowboys, samurais, gangsters, ninjas, spaghetti Westerns, Hong Kong martial artists, knife throwers and even Fellini-esque circus performers. But like kimchi pasta, some things aren't meant to mix. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovDec 8, 2010
Drained of much of its presumed power by a distinct "been there, seen that" vibe. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazineSteve RamosDec 7, 2010
Genre movies like The Warrior's Way are all about pleasing core fan boys. While the film claims dazzling visuals, Lee fails to deliver the type of never-before-seen martial arts fights fans demand. Read full review
38
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreDec 6, 2010
A genre mash-up that never quite achieves "So very bad it's good" status. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzDec 6, 2010
There isn't a shred of subtlety in their clowning - or in any part of the movie, which clumsily shoots for operatic highs and lows. But with so many borrowed bits and pieces, the only feeling it successfully evokes is déjà vu. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleDec 6, 2010
South Korean filmmaker Sngmoo Lee's debut feature is less a genre-spanning romp than a tiresome lab experiment in computer-generated tropes and green-screen oppressiveness. Read full review
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