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The 13th Warrior
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42 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 27
  3. Negative: 7 out of 27
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    91
    The most unexpectedly audacious, exhilarating, wildly creative adventure thriller I've seen in ages.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    75
    A deeply pleasurable, old-fashioned blood-'n'-guts adventure film.
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  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    75
    It falls short where it counts: In the final confrontation.
  4. TNT RoughCut
    Reviewed by: Christopher Brandon
    70
    My biggest complaint: Following two nasty bloodbaths and an invasion of the creatures' lair, the final showdown seems anti-climactic.
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  5. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    67
    A straightforward, no-nonsense, agreeably old-fashioned historical action movie.
  6. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    63
    Has a remote feel. It sometimes impresses but never soars.
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  7. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Paul Malcolm
    60
    For the most part it delivers the goods.
  8. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    50
    Warrior has the underwritten, overproduced bluster of "Conan the Barbarian."
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  9. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    50
    Dramatically empty Norse warrior adventure.
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  10. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    50
    About everything is big in The 13th Warrior except the writing, which is microscopic.
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  11. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Gary Dauphin
    50
    A well-marbled, albeit derivative, slab of action-movie man meat.
  12. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    Gives you the delirious thrill of ripping off your enemy's head and watching the blood gush by providing a ringside seat.
  13. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Diana Abu-Jaber
    42
    Terrible, unnamable enemies turn out to be uncompelling indeed.
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  14. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    40
    Indulges in enough grubby histrionics and costume-adventure cliches to give you fifth-grade flashbacks.
  15. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    McTiernan's extensive action background is nowhere evident in the murky, all-but-impossible to follow battle sequences.
  16. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    40
    Reminiscent of the opening moments of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," actually, only without the clever wit.
  17. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gene Seymour
    40
    Thinking too much about the contents will ruin what little pleasure there is in the experience.
  18. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    40
    Bloody but anemic story.
  19. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    40
    Too lightweight and streamlined to be memorable.
  20. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    40
    Overwhelmingly grisly.
  21. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    Lumbering from one expensive set piece to the next without taking the time to tell us a story that might make us care.
  22. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    38
    In tackling 1000 A.D., (McTiernan)'s suddenly an unwieldy, clunky filmmaker.
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  23. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    38
    Just a great, empty wind machine.
  24. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Peter Brunette
    30
    With the possible exception of the action sequences and the occassionally imaginitive set design, it's awful.
  25. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    25
    A grand, eye-popping film, a beautifully photographed epic with the depth of a Bugs Bunny Cartoon.
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  26. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    25
    Silly supernatural Viking epic.
  27. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Sean Means
    20
    Mud-stained, blood-soaked and completely useless.
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User Score
7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 4 out of 21
  1. unrepentant
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. This movie was butchered by the Disney editors- a shame. There's just barely enough continuity in the story line to keep it afloat. Nevertheless, we enjoyed it immensely. Yeah, you'll have to 'suspend belief' for a while and extrapolate a little to make up for the editing. Ahmad ibn Fadlan meets the Seven Samurai, or another "Dirty Dozen" that includes a 'fish out of water'. Originally, this was a 2+ hour movie. Hopefully, someday the original version with come out on DVD or BR. A long-shot pipe dream considering Disney owns the rights and it lost money in its' theatrical release.… Full Review »
  2. Kritical
    10
    This is one of the top movies of all time. It's greatness is not measured in a single viewing but in multiple viewings. It is one of the few movies I watch over and over again, each time with more pleasure. Most movies do not inspire repeated viewings, but this one does. I've checked all my friends and they all have a copy of this movie and all feel the same way. Although upon first viewing you may indeed think it is a 7 out of 10, you will find this movie sticks with you and quickly grows on you making it that rare 10 out of 10. Watch it. I don't give spoilers you can find them on the net if you really want them. I mean it watch it. stop reading and go rent, buy, borough or steal it.... don't steal it... it's Christmas, so be good!… Full Review »
  3. lususgreene
    6
    Not a bad little action movie, not high art but entertaining. Antonio Benderas from back when he was kinda cool. I think the smarest thing was that they don't drag the movie on and on, a quick, nice little action esk movie can be nice from time to time.… Full Review »
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