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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 27 critic reviews
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Based on 19 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
William Wisher Jr.
Warren Lewis
Michael Crichton (novel Eaters of the Dead)
Directed by:
Michael Crichton
John McTiernan
Release Date:
Theatrical: August 27, 1999
DVD: January 18, 2000
Running Time: 103 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for bloody battles and carnage
Starring Antonio Banderas, Omar Sharif, Diane Venora, Vladimir Kulich, Dennis Storhøi, Daniel Southern, Richard Bremmer, and Tony Curran
Ibn Fahdlan (Banderas), an important emissary who is banished from his homeland, comes across a band of Norse warriors who coerce him into joining them when they are summoned to fight mysterious creatures legendary for consuming every living thing in their path. Eventually surrounded by the frightening and ferocious foe, Ibn must conquer his personal fears and help battle the illusive invaders who emerge out of the shroud of fog in the black of night. (Touchstone Pictures)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
The most unexpectedly audacious, exhilarating, wildly creative adventure thriller I've seen in ages.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
A deeply pleasurable, old-fashioned blood-'n'-guts adventure film.
San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham
It falls short where it counts: In the final confrontation.
Read Full Review >TNT RoughCut Christopher Brandon
My biggest complaint: Following two nasty bloodbaths and an invasion of the creatures' lair, the final showdown seems anti-climactic.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
A straightforward, no-nonsense, agreeably old-fashioned historical action movie.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
Has a remote feel. It sometimes impresses but never soars.
USA Today Mike Clark
Dramatically empty Norse warrior adventure.
Village Voice Gary Dauphin
A well-marbled, albeit derivative, slab of action-movie man meat.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
Warrior has the underwritten, overproduced bluster of "Conan the Barbarian."
Boston Globe Jay Carr
About everything is big in The 13th Warrior except the writing, which is microscopic.
The New York Times Stephen Holden
Gives you the delirious thrill of ripping off your enemy's head and watching the blood gush by providing a ringside seat.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Diana Abu-Jaber
Terrible, unnamable enemies turn out to be uncompelling indeed.
Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
Indulges in enough grubby histrionics and costume-adventure cliches to give you fifth-grade flashbacks.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
McTiernan's extensive action background is nowhere evident in the murky, all-but-impossible to follow battle sequences.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Gene Seymour
Thinking too much about the contents will ruin what little pleasure there is in the experience.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
Reminiscent of the opening moments of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," actually, only without the clever wit.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Examiner G. Allen Johnson
In tackling 1000 A.D., (McTiernan)'s suddenly an unwieldy, clunky filmmaker.
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Lumbering from one expensive set piece to the next without taking the time to tell us a story that might make us care.
Read Full Review >Film.com Peter Brunette
With the possible exception of the action sequences and the occassionally imaginitive set design, it's awful.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
A grand, eye-popping film, a beautifully photographed epic with the depth of a Bugs Bunny Cartoon.
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.9 (out of 10) based on 19 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
RavenX301 gave it a5:
Does anyone realize this is a complete rip from Seven Samuri? or does your filmogly even compute that?
Kevin C. gave it a9:
Beautifully filmed yet gruesome. For action/ adventure you don't get much better. Based on the Anglo-Saxon epic, Beowulf, it lives up to the expectation of heroism and tragedy. Weakness in fleshing out the characters is compensated by tearing flesh.
[Anonymous] gave it a6:
This Crichton adaptation is nothing more than an expensive piece of mediocrity. Battles that should've been exciting are poorly edited and lit, meaning they're not all that fun to begin with. There's little, if any, thematic coherence. They've taken a lavish budget and made something ordinary and unexciting out of it. Skip this and get gladiator. If you wanna watch this, don't expect anything special.
Nirav M. gave it a2:
This gets a non-zero rating only because it is laughably bad. Please note the spelling and grammar used by those who claim to like this movie.
Brian D. gave it a10:
One of the best movies ever period. No crying or moaning if you dont like it too bad your wrong.
Karen H. gave it a10:
I loved this movie. It wa a great story of people helping other people.
Leonard H. gave it a 9:
Much like the stories of the Old Testiment - a spiritual battle plan for dealing with a dmonic enemy. Much closer to reality than most would care to imagine.
