Rating of
3/4
Bodrov comes to Hollywood with decent results
TommyL31 - wrote on 04/17/09
There were a lot of things to like about this movie. I enjoyed how they kind of mixed Hollywood with the more raw Central Asian/Eurasian feel that Sergei Bodrov used in "Prisoner of the Caucuses." I think there was some interesting camera work and effects that gave parts of the movie a unique and innovative feel. Fight scenes were pretty good and Temudgin was a good character.
That being said I think the story jumped around too much and there was so much to cover that the movie would've been well served if it were longer and it could flush things out more. It could've been a four hour epic movie, IMO, and been much more full and robust. Heck, I would even have liked it to deal with his entire life and been a really long series for tv.
Overall, see it if Genghis Khan interests you, if you like Central Asian-y movies, or if you just like seeing lots of movies. It's decent but not amazing.
