Pretty good, but this was a tough watch. This man lived a brutal life which my only complaint is they didn't cover the second part of his life (conqiering).

Tadanobu Asano (who does a great job in Shogun 2024) as Temudgin is a visual treat, but that's it - no proper character development, no story development, the film overall feels cheap and hastily made.

this is how you tell a story.

Director Sergei Bodrov has proven that he has an eye for capturing rugged, sweeping vistas on film (Prisoner of the Mountains, for example), but nothing previously could have prepared audiences for the visual wonders of Mongol, an epic that tells the story of Genghis Khan as a child and young adult. Shot in both Kazakhstan and the wind-swept steppes of Mongolia, the first half of the film follows his life from the age of nine as the foundations are set for him to fulfil his destiny as a ruler. The second half of the movie is filled with Kurosawa-like battle scenes, all epic in nature and filled with clashing steel and dripping blood. The acting is subdued but effective, the music score is wonderful, and the entire film is a tribute to the intoxicating allure of both love and power.

A tender, realistic, and unabashedly favorable depiction of one of history's most vicious mass murderers.

It's a nice watch. But I feel like this guy was not glorified - wasn't he like the biggest rapist ever?

It's an engaging film with a story to tell, but there's little else to be found here.

A historical romance and drama about Temudgin, the man who was to be Genghis Khan. Great acting, costumes, and battle scenes. Definitely worth watching!

Would almost recommend purely for the cinematography, which is brilliant, but the film itself is a weak Hollywood-flavoured depiction of Ghenghis Khan with a huge focus on his pre-conquest life.

It moved fast through history, and the movie felt like it was just clips. Left you confused as to the extent of the Mongol empire.

Still waiting on the sequel.

Breath taking film. Needing english subtitles should not deter anyone from watching this film as it's one of the best.

An amazing and underrated movie about the indefatigable spirit of Ghengis Khan in his early years. Every step in his torturous life and the brutal landscape of the era was crucial to forging what he later became. The actor who plays him imparts an empathetic character that one would not typically associate with this historical figure.

Amazing story, incredible landscape and characters make this flick something special. Not a must see but highly recommended.

For those with knowledge about the historic events, the movie is rather dissapointing!

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71% Saw this on 26/10/15 An ultimately disappointing film, which is proficiently shot with some terrific aerial shots. It's story is also not so bad, but however, the film mostly fails due to lack of energy and battles, also equally disturbing is the unconvincing and totally out of place final battle with poor CGI. The battle scenes shot without VFX are extraordinary, but the aerial shot of the CGI made battle scenes are an eye sore. The acting and the locations are also great, but the film is extremely overrated and how the fuck did this get an Oscar nomination. Even the blood spills in the end feel cliched and unrealistic.

The depth of field is far superior to the depth of the story. Showcasing the beautiful landscapes of Asia's vast grasslands, this film is packed with production value, sweeping panoramas and wide angles. I was comforted when I found out that this was supposedly the first in a trilogy; as a stand-alone feature it feels incomplete and messy, and somehow manages to avoid all the aspects of Gengis Khan's life that I wanted to see.

This is an epic story told masterfully. Visual effects are perfect. The landscape is breathtaking. It is the stuff of legend. Temudgin comes out as a well balanced man, humourous, but solid like a rock with some vision to improve the life of his people. Will have to check the history to know if he turned more barbarian or if became more abusive of his power. He comes out as good as Napoleon in this epic film. I hope they make sequels!

Fantastic film. 5 stars if there had been a couple more battle scenes, they were great.