A portrait of the dynast as a young man

Mongol

Crit

Amusing that the Conqueror Later to Be Known as Genghis Khan is portrayed here as a dedicated, even fanatical monogamist, given that research shows that he was so generous with his seed that 1 in 200 men on the planet today carry his DNA. Even more amusing is that neither of the two children he acquires in the course of the film carries that DNA, if you get my drift.

So I guess it's safe to conclude that this is not exactly what you'd call history. What it is is a rousing good actioner, with blood showers that would make Peckinpah or Tarantino proud.

Trailers

• Brick Lane--Possible, but still a 3.
• Burn After Reading--the Coens, McDormand, Clooney, Swinton, Malkovich, Pitt, Richard Jenkins, J. K. Simmons? Are you kidding me?