(CNN) Handsomely produced, "The Great Wall" has the feel of an old "B" movie, with a rudimentary plot that mashes up elements of everything from "Game of Thrones" to "Starship Troopers." While casting Matt Damon in this Chinese-made film might not produce box-office glory in the U.S., if this isn't a great movie, it's certainly a pretty good one. Damon and Pascal's characters, William and Tovar, are a pair of grizzled warriors, traveling in ancient China seeking gun powder to peddle back home. They stumble upon a vast, color-coded army known as the Nameless Order, which is stationed along the Great Wall waiting for an invasion -- having spent, as their leader says, "60 years preparing for this moment." " allowfullscreen>The monsters are actually a reasonably stock bunch of beasts, known as Tao Tei, operating under the telepathic direction of a queen.

Source: CNN February 17, 2017 14:48 UTC