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Dir: Zhang Yimou. US/China. 2016. 102mins
West meets East to entertaining effect in Zhang Yimou’s The Great Wall, which posits that fortuitous foreigners can be a big help and that China’s ancient Great Wall was really erected to keep excellent special effects critters with sharp teeth and nasty dispositions from reaching the nation’s capital.
There’s rarely a dull moment in this ambitious spectacle about a 12th century European mercenary in search of the fabled explosive “black powder that turns air into fire.” Arriving just in time for a long-dreaded siege, our protagonist — played by Matt Damon —- ends up learning that trust is good, the Chinese invented tactical bungee jumping and women can be peerless military tacticians.
Viewers are in good hands — if they’re not too demanding — as Zhang Yimou puts the easily distinguishable characters through their paces.
Already attracting viewers in Asia since its Dec 16 release — although not in sufficiently dazzling numbers