Fresh
Overall, this is a lovely film, ranking with the best of Disney's animated features while taking on rather serious issues of war, honor, gender roles and family pride.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Mulan
Courage. Family. Honor.
1998 · 1h 28m · G
Adventure, Animation, Family
Directed by
Tony Bancroft
,
Barry Cook
Overview
To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
Director and cast
- Tony Bancroft Director
- Barry Cook Director
- Ming-Na Wen as Mulan (voice)
- Eddie Murphy as Mushu (voice)
- BD Wong as Shang (voice)
- Miguel Ferrer as Shan-Yu (voice)
- Harvey Fierstein as Yao (voice)
- Freda Foh Shen as Fa Li (voice)
- June Foray as Grandmother Fa (voice)
- James Hong as Chi Fu (voice)
- Miriam Margolyes as The Matchmaker (voice)
- Pat Morita as The Emperor (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
What's terrific about Mulan is its reaching for emotions that other movies run from: family love and duty, personal honor and group commitment, obedience and ingenuity.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Rotten
Goes about halfway toward setting new boundaries for Disney's, and the industry's, animated features, but doesn't go far enough.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
Using richly hued, angular animation, this vibrant, action-filled Disney offering is immensely entertaining.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
A disappointment for anyone hoping the studio would raise the standard of the animated feature to a new level.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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