The 13th Warrior 1999

Dallas Morning News: The 13th Warrior is a kick in the 10th century. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Loaded with potential, it's puzzlingly overblown and distant, as if its huge budget were an albatross around its neck. Read more

Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle: The film is fascinating to watch, but I can hardly say what it's about, other than people killing each other. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: The most unexpectedly audacious, exhilarating, and wildly creative adventure thriller I have seen in ages! Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: A big cathartic blast. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: If the juiciest bouts of professional wrestling on television leave you feeling unfulfilled and pining for the primal howls of fight - to - the - death combat, The 13th Warrior just might be the answer to your prayers. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: An exhilarating 100 minutes! Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: With a budget said to be more than $100 million, it displays a lot of cash on the screen, but little thought. Read more

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: It falls short where it counts: in the final confrontation. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: At its best, this achieves the beauty and grandeur of a Kurosawa epic -- at its worst, however, it feels like a Python remake of The Vikings. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: Michael Crichton's story is underdeveloped and narrow in range, resulting in a tale more curious for its odd confluence of elements than for their edifying deployment. Read more

Gary Dauphin, Village Voice: Actually a well-marbled, albeit derivative, slab of action-movie man meat. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: The 13th Warrior seems like a made-for-TV warrior movie without enough money to get really epic. Read more