According to legend, an alien race of monsters called Tao Tei arrived by a meteor to punish mankind’s limitless greed every 60 years and, wouldn’t you know it, the countdown is up.Īfter somehow surviving the first Lord of the Rings-style onslaught of the Tao Tei, William and Tovar are begrudgingly taken in by the Order, which is led by a striking female commander named Lin Mae (Tian Jing). Soon after, they are taken prisoner by a vast army called the Nameless Order, stationed at the Great Wall of China and preparing for the invasion of an old foe. But before they can secure any, they encounter a shadowy creature that only dumb luck allows them to kill. He and his partner, Tovar (Pedro Pascal), have come to China in search of gunpowder, which they hope to introduce to the West. Matt Damon plays William, a career mercenary who has fought under various flags, but never with any true purpose. “The Great Wall” is about a fortune hunter who teams up with an outmatched army to fight off an invasion of lizard monsters. It feels like a perfect fit for mid-February. Taken on its own merits, “The Great Wall” is a fun and quickly forgettable B-movie monster flick that just happens to have an A-lister for its protagonist. “THE GREAT WALL” - 2½ stars - Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe Andy Lau, Kenny Lin, Eddie Peng PG-13 (sequences of fantasy action violence) in general release Xuan Huang as Commander Deng, left, Kenny Lin as Commander Chen and Eddie Peng Yu-Yen as Commander Wu in “The Great Wall.”
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Xuan Huang, left, as Commander Deng, Eddie Peng Yu-Yen as Commander Wu, Hanyu Zhang as General Shao, Kenny Lin as Commander Chen and Jing Tian as Commander Lin Mae in “The Great Wall.” Starring Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou, “The Great Wall” tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. Junkai Wang as the emperor in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” Jing Tian, left, as Commander Lin Mae and Matt Damon as William Garin in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.”Īndy Lau as Strategist Wang in “The Great Wall.” Jing Tian, left, as Commander Lin Mae, Matt Damon as William Garin, Andy Lau as Strategist Wang and Cheney Chen as captain of the imperial guard in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” Willem Dafoe as Ballard in “The Great Wall.”ĭirector Zhang Yimou on the set of “The Great Wall,” which tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure.ĭirector Zhang Yimou and Matt Damon as William Garin on the set of “The Great Wall.”Īndy Lau, left, as Strategist Wang, Hanyu Zhang as General Shao, Kenny Lin as Commander Chen, Jing Tian as Commander Lin Mae and Xuan Huang as Commander Deng in “The Great Wall.” Pedro Pascal is Pero Tovar in “The Great Wall.” Jing Tian as Commander Lin Mae in “The Great Wall.”
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Pedro Pascal as Pero Tovar and Matt Damon as William Garin in “The Great Wall.” Matt Damon as William Garin in “The Great Wall.”