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Friday, January 24, 2020
The Great Wall (2016)
The Great Wall stars Matt Damon an is set in ancient China, taking place mostly upon the titular Great Wall. The film doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the opening scenes with poor special effects which continues to permeate for the whole length of the feature. This is because The Great Wall has the plot of monsters that have a certain degree of intelligence, constantly attacking China. The Wall was built to help fight off these monsters and prevent them from entering the city, devouring all and increasing their strength to take over the world. Unfortunately, with its tendency for over-the-top action and heavy reliance on poor CGI, The Great Wall stumbles, a lot. Of course, one guy is all China needs in order to repel their enemy of two millennia. It's hard to take seriously when the enemy has such a convenient weakness, and the battle tactics of the army are impractical.