Mulan

...is thrilling from start to finish.

...might be the closest thing to a true old-fashioned theater-going experience the end of this strange summer will see.

Here is a rousing and forthright live-action remake of the 1998 Disney animation with a blue-chip cast...

...diverts and occasionally dazzles.

The combat set pieces are terrific, the scale of the storytelling is epic.

...a dazzling, moving, hair-prickling spectacle.