1911
  • Studio: Well Go
  • Release Date: Oct 7, 2011
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37 out of 100

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5.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: During a period war epic set during the 1911 uprisings in China, Huang Xin leads of a burgeoning revolution that aims to upend the reign of the Qing Dynasty. After a disastrous attempt to attack the Royal Army resulting in hundreds of casualties, the revolutionaries regroup to figure out how, and if, they stand a chance against the well-armed royals. (Variance Films)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 13
  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Sara Stewart
    Oct 7, 2011
    50
    Sweeping, if exhausting, historical epic set at the turn of the 20th century.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    Oct 7, 2011
    50
    Throughout 1911 the sense of dutiful intentions blocks any building momentum. When an English-speaking character appears to declare that history is being made, it only underlines the obvious.
  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Stephen Cole
    Oct 6, 2011
    50
    If 1911 doesn't impress as historical spectacle, neither does it rank high as a Jackie Chan film.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Bill Weber
    Oct 10, 2011
    38
    Adhering to what is apparently a formula for national superproductions, 1911 throws dates and names on the screen with unceasing speed and frequent irrelevance -- gratuitously identifying a walk-on as "German diplomat."

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. Dreskar
    6
    I am giving it a 6, mainly because the movie is rather enjoyable, especially if you are interested in history but it makes the cardinal mistake of too much information crammed into too little time. The movie would have definatly benefited from being split into two films and allowed for the story to better pace itself. As it stands it is almost a crash course in the fall of Imperial China and the rise of the Republic of China later to be replaced by one failed Imperialist movement, and then transformed to communism. The movie itself follows the uprisings trying to overthrow the Qhin Dynasty and the political struggles of the falling government as well as the rising one. The action is frantic and adds to the chaos of battle, yet you can still manage to tell what is going on though unfortunately allot of subtitles tend to fly by talking about battles and events we never get to see. Again as said earlier a two-parter would have been much better to tell this epic story.… Expand
  2. Gene
    4
    The first half of the movie, with violence, uprisings, and battles is a blast. Unfortunately, when things settle down into politics it takes a nosedive. There is no character development whatsoever, one minute they show a character that seems interested and conflicted, then they do a cut of two days later where's completely convinced of the right thing to do. That's about the whole second part of the movie. People arguing/deciding stuff, with the interesting character development only happening offscreen. I would have given the movie a better score if they shaved off the really painful final 30 minutes off of it.… Expand
  3. nate8
    2
    -overly focused on listing historical names, events, arguments -grandiose statements and undeveloped characters created shallow unbelievable personal interactions… Collapse

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