ok for mindless entertainment, but...

Rating: Null/10 (2 April 2000)

...ultimately, this movie falls flat. This movie desperately wants to be a blockbuster, but the story is too conventional and the movie even gets boring at times. And that you would not expect with a movie that is directed by John McTiernan, and from its premise. From the beginning of the film, you start feeling there's something wrong about it. Antonio's narrating moves too fast, and before you know it, you're thrown into the action and you feel as if you've missed something. Therefore, the story is very vague and predictable, and it seems the director doesn't know exactly what he's doing, as if he's sleepwalking. By the time this movie reaches the end and you leave the theater, you have already forgot what the movie was about, and that's because the story isn't well told. And if a story doesn't flow, it easily becomes boring. Maybe the editor is the one to blame, but i believe the director's hart didn't go into the making of this film. "The 13th Warrior" is definitely John McTiernan's worst film.