63
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
Though it has a familiar inevitability, the journey is generally compelling, thanks to fierce battles, a gorgeous landscape and heartfelt performances.
Nomad: The Warrior (Nomad)
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- France,
- Kazakhstan
- 2005
- · 112m
Directors
Ivan Passer,
Sergei Bodrov
Cast
Kuno Becker,
Jay Hernandez,
Jason Scott Lee,
Doskhan Zholzhaksynov,
Ayanat Ksenbai,
Mark Dacascos
Genre
Action,
History,
War
The Nomad is a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalised account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, as he grows and fights to defend the fortress at Hazrat-e Turkestan from Dzungar invaders.
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What are critics saying?
60
Village Voice
With commendable sincerity but also an unfortunate Hollywood veneer, Nomad is a poor man's "Gladiator."
60
Variety
Picture fits seamlessly together although it is somewhat generic in flavor, with an off-the-shelf narrative arch and characterizations drawn using broad brushstrokes.
50
Boston Globe by Wesley Morris
The filmmakers don't appear to know what's important, let alone how to pace an epic for big drama and maximum thrills.
50
TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox
It took the combined directorial talents of Ivan Passer and Sergei Bodrov to complete this historical epic about the 18th-century attempt to unify the contentious Kazakh tribes into what would become Kazakhstan (no Borat jokes, please), but the result is really little more than an intermittently entertaining.
50
New York Post by Lou Lumenick
While the film has impressive 18th-century trappings and vivid battle scenes, the plotting and acting are rudimentary.
25
San Francisco Chronicle
Not very good.
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