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The Great Yokai War
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63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    88
    Miike's goofy, gallant, action-packed fantasy deserves to become a classic family film.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    75
    A big, silly party.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    60
    Narrative coherence is perhaps not among the film's virtues, but its loopy, cluttered story is part of the fun. And a clearer, simpler plot might have required the sacrifice of some delightful grace notes and visual marvels, like the elastic-necked geisha or the one-eyed ambulatory umbrella.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Jay Weissberg
    60
    Odd blend of the truly cheesy with a few genuine f/x makes for a cutesy if not exactly thrilling spectacle.
  5. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    50
    The film makes no more or less sense than Ridley Scott's Legend or Jim Henson's Labyrinth, and in fact has a creaky, blue-gel '80s-ness to it, but for many, keeping up with Miike's cranked output is an end in itself.
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. JakeM.
    8
    As always with Miike, coherence is sacrificed for the sake of stylistics brio and lunacy. Great fun for the whole family (seriously!).
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