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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- A visually lavish epic fantasy that happily marries the latest advances in CGI and action techniques with ancient Chinese fable and a Buddhist atmosphere.
- 60NPRMark JenkinsNPRMark JenkinsThis China/Hong Kong co-production flips the formula: The fantastic images are solid, but the action is less substantial.
- 50McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreA mad, laugh-out-loud mashup of “The Little Mermaid,” “Harry Potter,” assorted vampire tales, “Pan’s Labyrinth,” the disaster epic “2012” and oh – “Pokemon” – just to impose the cinematic precedents on display here, Sorcerer is a Chinese twist on the reliable sword and sorcery genre which caused Hollywood to impose “Clash of the Titans” and “Immortals” on the undeserving.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangOverblown saga of shape-shifting demons, butt-kicking clerics and the perils of interspecies romance occasionally dazzles but finally frazzles with its relentless visual assault, embedding Jet Li and his capable castmates in one screensaver-ready fantasy backdrop after another.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe film looks so glossy, plasticized, and unreal that all you end up thinking about is special effects.
- 25The PlaylistOliver LytteltonThe PlaylistOliver LytteltonPerhaps hardcore Jet Li fans will be able to get some joy out of it, but we'd suspect that even they will struggle with this one.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceVisually unspectacular and emotionally stillborn, The Sorcerer and the White Snake fails as both a fantasy and a romance.