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The Warriors Gate
2016 108 min Canada, China, France PG-13 12+
★5.6
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Matthias Hoene
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Description
After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful princess, and somehow find his way back home.
Starring
Mark Chao
Actor
Ni Ni
Actor
Dave Bautista
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
The Warriors Gate is widely perceived as a formulaic, unoriginal adventure that functions adequately as light entertainment for children but struggles to compete with superior genre peers. While some viewers enjoy its whimsical blend of worlds, others criticize its weak action choreography and derivative narrative structure.
| Acting | Dave Bautista delivers a predictably robust and commanding performance that serves as a highlight of the cast. | |
| Originality | The film relies on a tired, overused 'boy-finds-magical-artifact' trope that offers little narrative invention. | |
| Direction | The martial arts choreography fails to capture the intensity or precision of the genre classics it attempts to emulate. | |
| Humor | The fish-out-of-water comedy earns appreciation for its lighthearted premise, though it is viewed by some as an inferior imitation of established time-travel tropes. |