Critics Scoreboard
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Average Critic Score:
71
(24 sources)
71
(24 sources)
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San Francisco Chronicle
The payoff is a consistently rich piece with impressive visual vitality. Read Full Review » -
90
Washington Post
Gorgeously animated and stirringly told, Disney's Mulan is a timeless story that will delight kids and divert adults with its sweeping scope, emotional intimacy and screwball humor. Read Full Review » -
90
Newsweek
It's the characterization of Mulan, both in voice and visuals, that makes the film a keeper. Read Full Review » -
89
Austin Chronicle
Disney's latest animated feature hearkens back to its heyday fare, a sweet and captivating tale that pits gentle, enduring goodness against dark, malevolent forces. Read Full Review » -
88
Chicago Sun-Times
Mulan is an impressive achievement, with a story and treatment ranking with "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King." Read Full Review » -
88
ReelViews
Mulan effortlessly blends serious, comic, and cute elements into a whole that should entertain the majority of movie-goers, regardless of race, gender, or age. Read Full Review » -
88
Rolling Stone
The film shines at capturing the watercolor delicacy of China's past. Read Full Review » -
83
Entertainment Weekly
It took long enough, but Disney has finally come up with an animated heroine who's a good role model and a funky, arresting personality at the same time. Read Full Review » -
80
Empire
Mulan serves up the sort of classic entertainment the Magic Kingdom was built on: stunning animation, sharply defined characters, a smattering of catchy tunes all seamlessly woven into a simple, powerfully told yarn. Read Full Review » -
80
Film Threat
It seems as if all of the new animation competition has lit a fire under Disney's collective ass and they have something to prove again. Read Full Review » -
80
TV Guide
The folks at Disney prove that clothes -- and little else -- make a man, and do so with extraordinary style. Read Full Review » -
80
Salon.com
The incredible special effects, which make lush cherry blossoms as vivid as the intense battle scenes, are balanced by Disney's tradition of care and painstaking detail in developing and animating its characters. Read Full Review » -
75
Christian Science Monitor
This high-quality Disney animation combines strong pictorial appeal with amiable voice-performances. Read Full Review » -
70
Variety
A rich dramatic tapestry lightly stained by some strained comedy, rigorous political correctness and perhaps more adherence to Disney formula than should have been the case in one of the studio's most adventurous and serious animated features. Read Full Review » -
70
Washington Post
Mulan may be exotic, but it's hardly a risky enterprise, what with its sentimental show tunes, wholesome morals and plucky teen heroine. Read Full Review » -
70
Chicago Reader
Disney's retelling of the popular Chinese folktale, may seem its gutsiest choice yet, but on closer examination it's obviously less a matter of guts than careful calculation. Read Full Review » -
70
The New Yorker
While the movie sticks to the familiar Disney formula, the cute sidekicks are less intrusive and the songs are not as overbearing as usual; for the most part, it sustains an enjoyable hum and a simple, delicate glow. Read Full Review » -
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Mulan is another competent effort, but it's a disappointment for anyone hoping the studio would raise the standard of the animated feature to a new level. Read Full Review » -
60
Dallas Observer
It's nothing more than pleasant matinee fodder with some jarring tones and clunky stretches. Read Full Review » -
60
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Though Disney's animation department does deserve credit for shaking up its formula and delving into relatively mature drama, the movie is flawed in numerous aggravating ways. Read Full Review » -
60
Los Angeles Times
Mulan has its accomplishments, but unlike the best of Disney's output, it comes off as more manufactured than magical. Read Full Review » -
60
LA Weekly
Mulan, like all the characters in this movie, is a cookie-cutter American prototype, lazily ripped off from the Disney boilerplate that fashioned Pocahontas et al. Read Full Review » -
50
San Francisco Examiner
It's hard not to keep thinking that this movie is basically "Yentl" with a nose job. Read Full Review » -
50
The New York Times
A film that not only breaks the cross-dressing barrier but also ratchets up the violence level for children's animation. Read Full Review »
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