The Warrior

New York Post by

The Warrior may be mighty of sword but he is exceedingly limp of writing. We never learn why he went bad in the first place, or what causes his sudden conversion. If the audience is expected to do most of the work, we should be paid $10.50 each.

Variety by Derek Elley

Tendency to go for art rather than action, and a leisurely pace that isn't bolstered by much dialogue or food for thought.

Los Angeles Times by Jan Stuart

It is chockablock with brutality, but the violence is of the high-minded, self-congratulatory sort that indicates without actually showing.

The Hollywood Reporter by Joe Mader

The plot is simple to the point of being simplistic, and the characterizations are never more than rudimentary.

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

Asif Kapadia's blazing feature debut, a gorgeously photographed saga with a fine sense of the way place shapes personality, has won numerous awards in the filmmaker's native Britain.

The A.V. Club by Nathan Rabin

Boasts an action-movie plot and an action-movie title, but precious little action. It's a lovely film about brutal men, but its integrity and visual splendor ultimately can't make up for its overall lack of visceral excitement.

Film Threat by Rich Cline

This is a timeless tale; the time period is irrelevant as the story is a profoundly personal one about trying to reject the strong internal drive for vengeance.

L.A. Weekly by Scott Foundas

Scaled like an epic but possessing the narrative simplicity of a fable, The Warrior unfolds over a brisk 85 minutes of screen time, keeping dialogue to a minimum as it celebrates the power of stories told through handcrafted, CGI-free images.