The Age
The film lacks dash to the dialogue, excitement to the set-pieces, and enduring creepiness to the malevolent arachnids. Nothing in Guardians of the Tomb has a decent bite.
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Guardians of the Tomb
The discovery of a mummified Emperor from 200 BC China evokes an ancient curse in this action adventure film starring Kelsey Grammar, Kellan Lutz and Bingbing Li.
When a team of scientists lose a colleague in an ancient labyrinth, the motley crew must work together to recover him while trying to make the discovery of a century. In their quest they find themselves underground, battling ancient, terrifying Chinese magic and making their way through a swarm of deadly, man-eating spiders – only to uncover the secret behind the insects' power and intelligence
Less2018Rating: M, Horror scenes90 minsChina, Australia, Russia, ThailandEnglish and Mandarin with English subtitles
ActionAdventureWorld Cinema
- Director:
- Kimble Rendall ('Bait', 'Cut')
- Writer:
- Kimble RendallPaul Staheli
- Cast:
- Kellan LutzKelsey GrammerBingbing LiStef DawsonYasmin KassimTim DraxlShane JacobsonRyan Johnson
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Screen Daily
The cast makes little effort to elevate the rote material, aside from Li, who maintains a sense of steadfast determination throughout.
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FilmInk
There's nothing wrong with being derivative, per se, but you've got to do something.
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Guardians of the Tomb is available to stream in New Zealand now on Apple TV.