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Mulan (1998) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Mulan (1998) a score of 3.1065 out of 4

based on (124) reviews

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Excellent

(40)

Very Good

(76)

Good

(7)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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Parent Previews

Along with a brief understanding of the intricacies of translating the script and music into various languages for international distribution, the bonus materials reveal the complexities of developing a personality for the lead character. After...read the complete Mulan (1998) review at Parent Previews

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San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)

This film, which opens today, is wondrously fleshed out despite the use of computer animation techniques that tend to produce spare, mechanical imagery. Co-directors Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and production designer Hans Bacher held firm on story and...read the complete Mulan (1998) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)

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Film Freak Central

If Disney's animated features can be reduced to a stable of alternating boy movies and girl movies, then the studio's decision to make the cross-dressing fable Mulan at a juncture when they really needed mass approval (that is, after striking out...read the complete Mulan (1998) review at Film Freak Central

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Chicago Reader (Matt Roth)

Under Michael Eisner, Disney has become much more adventurous in choosing the source material for its animated features. Who'd have thought that Victor Hugo's sprawling epic The Hunchback of Notre Dame could be transformed into the story of a...read the complete Mulan (1998) review at Chicago Reader (Matt Roth)