The Eight Hundred (2020)

Lee finds the war epic imposing and emotionally compelling, though its sprawling cast and political detours sometimes weigh it down. She praises the propulsive opening battle sequence for conveying the rookies’ disorientation and the brutality of combat.

Healy gives the film a positive four-star verdict. He singles out its epic siege premise, with Chinese soldiers defending a warehouse against successive attacks.

Freer finds the film sprawling and overstuffed, but consistently gripping. He praises its epic scale and its skillful shifts between spectacular action and quieter moments.

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Clarke finds the war epic thrilling but emotionally thin. She praises its breathtaking, thunderous battle scenes while faulting the lack of character depth and the assaultive score.

Kerr finds the war epic technically impressive but ultimately short of glory. She praises its clear, gruesome battle sequences and striking cinematography, while faulting its thin characterization and rote war-film clichés.

Ordoña finds the film’s nationalism and fetishized martyrdom troubling, while acknowledging its appeal as a large-scale war spectacle. He criticizes its thinly developed characters and meandering pacing.

The review finds the film bombastic and resolutely neo-nationalist, though it acknowledges some surprises in its character focus. It praises the staging of how people across the river shift from curiosity to support, while criticizing the subtitles’ anachronistic slang.