United States of America

AdventureFantasyDramaAction

Martial artsHeroChinaFake identityHonorEast asian leadHeroineBased on mythsLegends or folkloreLive action and animationChinese girlLive action remake

Niki Caro

Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Gong Li, Jet Li, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An

Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa, Elizabeth Martin, Lauren Hynek

Walt Disney Pictures, Good Fear, Jason T. Reed Productions

Taglines: Loyal. Brave. True.

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.

Reviews:

Author: Kamurai
Disappointing watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend.I finally see what everyone is freaking out about this movie. Mostly, it is because it just left all the spirit of the first movie behind and started over. They made a conscious effort to ditch the goofiness, and magic animals of the first one to do a more gritty and real version, like a DC movie. After those decisions, they also chose to reintroduce actual magic, but mostly for the villains, who had slightly better women's rights(?).I'll be honest, the movie itself wasn't interesting enough to follow completely. For instance, I know "Mushu" was replaced with a phoenix, but I have no idea what happened to it.Mulan also is outed much sooner in this, but basically skirts execution about 3 different times because of her accomplishments with a much more laid back atmosphere than it was in the 1998 version.Despite all the money poured into the movie that keeps it from being a bad movie, it just doesn't feel good. While it is wonderous at times, it just lacks the heart warming charm that one would expect from a Disney movie.