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Mulan

1998

Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft

Animation, Voice: Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong, Eddie Murphy ...

6.7

86,685

Animation. Adventure. Action. Comedy. Musical To save her father from death in the army, a Chinese maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroes in the process.

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This is a film that adults can enjoy on their own, without feeling an obligation to take along kids as a cover (...) An impressive achievement (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"This is the most inert and formulaic of recent Disney animated films"
		Ian Freer Empire	"This is uplifting and often very funny, thanks to a genius turn by Eddie Murphy (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"There are amazing sights (...) The film shines at capturing the watercolor delicacy of China’s past."
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"Mushu and Murphy really belong in a different movie (...) From a design point of view, 'Mulan' is constantly stimulating, sometimes even striking."
		Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"Gorgeously animated and stirringly told, Disney's 'Mulan' is a timeless story that will delight kids and divert adults with its sweeping scope, emotional intimacy and screwball humor."
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"'Mulan' effortlessly blends serious, comic, and cute elements into a whole that should entertain the majority of movie-goers (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Ed Gonzalez Slant	"While the film’s cultural specificity isn’t distasteful per se, it’s still pretty soulless (...) Impressively animated (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Tom Hutchinson Radio Times	"Aspects of the story go a bit over young children's heads, but it's an enthralling narrative for everyone else (...) A startling addition to the Disney studio's catalogue (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"An animated heroine who’s a good role model and a funky, arresting personality at the same time (...) Murphy gives an irresistible performance"
		Barbara Shulgasser SFGATE	"It's hard not to keep thinking that this movie is basically 'Yentl' with a nose job (...) 'Mulan' is admirable for the sheer vastness of the project (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Andy Patrizio IGN	"'Mulan' is one of the last truly great animated films from Disney (...) It's a gorgeous, lush film with exceptional artwork and detail."
		Derek Adams Time Out	"This vibrant, action-filled Disney offering is immensely entertaining"

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