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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertNow why did I like this movie? It was just plain dumb fun, is why. It is absurd and preposterous, and proud of it.
- 67The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinDragon Emperor succeeds largely through sheer excess: It's doubtful that any idea was thrown out for being too implausible.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAfter an hour of inert exposition, a race through Shanghai gooses the movie alive. Then it plunges back into torpor.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe movie bogs down in tiresome good guys vs. bad guys action cliches.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe film has one objective: to smack its audience in the face with fleeting, competing wows, over and over.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckToo much of the proceedings are silly rather than horrifying, with the nadir being the appearance of some particularly athletic Yetis who briefly pitch in to lend a hand.
- 30Washington PostWashington PostTiresome and messy.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAs for Fraser, his clumsy humanity is endearing, but by now, assuming he has invested wisely, he should have enough money saved so as to not have to waste his talent anymore.
- 25Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanI'm afraid it just stinks.
- 20VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyReheating the ingredients can't disguise how stale they are, as setpiece after setpiece strains to whip up excitement, only to fall flat while reminding of previous sequences that did such things ever so much better.