The Woman King

Hope Madden of Maddwolf

2022-09-16

The film is an exceptionally well made, old fashioned historical epic. But as soon as you try to string together a list of similar films, you realize that there are none. This movie is the breathtaking, entertaining and wildly necessary new king of that genre. Read more

Jacob Richardson of Film Focus

2022-10-26

The Woman King is gorgeous, violent, eye-opening and start-to-finish thrill-a-minute entertaining. Read more

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2022-09-26

It’s the sort of bold action adventure that we haven’t seen in a while at the cinema and it is pretty entertaining. I don’t think it’s a classic, although Viola Davis once again deserves Oscar attention for the role. Read more

Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson

2022-09-17

Some of the standout efforts include the fabulous costume work of Gersha Phillips, the enveloping cinematography of Polly Morgan, and the intricate choreography of Zoyi Lindiwe Muendane. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2022-10-03

Gina Prince-Bythewood does a far better job with The Woman King's action scenes than those in her previous effort, The Old Guard, constructing them in a manner that leaves us in no doubt that these women could take down much bigger men with their physical prowess. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2023-01-25

A bit more tension, characterization, and drama were required, while the unassertive directorial approach of Gina Prince-Bythewood makes it less impactant than it should. Read more