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Title: Maybe it's me?
Review: Maybe because my only exposure to Japanese cinema usually involves atomically mutated monsters attacking the island nation, I was not sure what to expect with this movie? I was really hoping that "Genghis Khan", would be a film in similar style to "300", or perhaps an Asian "Braveheart". While "Khan" is beautifully shot, I felt the fighting sequences were a little flat, and I had a very hard time rooting for the Mongol leader. I did like the aspects where Khan was trying to understand where he came from, and the dynamic with his son and family wasn't bad, but it wasn't really what I was hoping for. The whole film kind of felt like a "paint by numbers" epic, shot and presented by professionals, but lacking "heart"? (Not sure if that makes sense?) I appreciated what the film makers were trying to do, but the whole experience just falls kind of flat.
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