Mulan (1998)
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Reviews Counted:70
Fresh:60
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: Exploring themes of family duty and honor, Mulan breaks new ground as a Disney film, while still bringing vibrant animation and sprightly characters to the screen.
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: When barbarous Huns attack ancient China, the fiercely independent Mulan (voiced by Ming-Na Wen) defies tradition by disguising herself as a man in order to take her ailing father's place in the... [More]
Starring: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer, B.D. Wong
Director: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook
Reviews for Mulan
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From the first scene onwards, you know you're in good hands. Full Review |
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Using richly hued, angular animation, this vibrant, action-filled Disney offering is immensely entertaining. Full Review |
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4/5 |
This is uplifting and often very funny, thanks to a genius turn by Eddie Murphy. Full Review |
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8/10 |
A welcome reminder that some in the studio system still allow kids' pictures to be made which are good, which are true, and give them the freedom to dream. Full Review |
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Overall, this is a lovely film, ranking with the best of Disney's animated features while taking on rather serious issues of war, honor, gender roles and family pride. Full Review |
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4/4 |
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What's terrific about Mulan is its reaching for emotions that other movies run from: family love and duty, personal honor and group commitment, obedience and ingenuity. Full Review |
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Goes about halfway toward setting new boundaries for Disney's, and the industry's, animated features, but doesn't go far enough. Full Review |
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Female heroes permeate most of Disney's animated movies, but this is the first time they've given her real strength. Full Review |
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4/5 |
This is the best Disney animated feature, ever (involving extensive use of cross-dressing). Full Review |
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A- |
Continues Disney's dominance of the animation field with its solid, assured story-telling, good main and supporting characters and superior craftsmanship. Full Review |
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2/4 |
In the end, Mulan isn't bad - it's just mediocre, which is particularly disappointing given its Disney pedigree. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
remains squarely in the realm of family entertainment, but it's lush and effective as such (if a little more violent than usual) Full Review |
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2/4 |
Neither fish nor fowl, though it certainly leans towards foul Full Review |
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A fascinating and artistically animated movie that's worth seeing more than once. Full Review |
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3/4 |
To its credit, Mulan does strive to present its characters as something more than potential Happy Meal toys. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The animators have clearly done their research, but while the film’s cultural specificity isn’t distasteful per se, it’s still pretty soulless. Full Review |
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77/100 |
A great family film, suitable for almost any age. Full Review |
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4/4 |
The folks at Disney prove that clothes -- and little else -- make a man, and do so with extraordinary style. Full Review |
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not exactly a ground-breaker, but if 'Mulan' is just one more repackaging of the Disney formula, it's certainly one of the more attractive packages Full Review |
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