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Metascore
21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterHuge, sprawling, and utterly absorbing.
- 88PremiereGlenn KennyPremiereGlenn KennyFun, fun, fun. [July/Aug 2003, p.26]
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt's more interesting than it sounds. Besides the sheer spectacle, which is notable.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueWhat's singular is that it was funded by the current Thai royal family and directed by a royal prince, Chatrichalerm Yukol.
- 50Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrThe movie is both stunning on the level of visual pageantry and curiously inert as cinema.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe fact that the story makes sense at all remains Coppola and his butchers' sole achievement.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickManages to build interest as it goes along, leading to a spectacular climactic battle with all those elephants.
- 50The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe movie keeps you at a distance; it is visually sweeping, and the history is fascinating, but the drama is rarely stirring.
- 50L.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonL.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonThe characters are flat creatures of duty, and the film is more a tale of the collective will of a state than of the rugged individuals behind it.
- 30Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanEasy on the eyes and hard on the head, Suriyothai is absolutely unaffecting where it matters most, in the heart.