"Yes, the Woman King could be filed under wish-fulfilment, but that’s true of so many action classics."
★★★★★ Charlottle O'Sullivan, London Evening Standard

"While the story sees the state draw back from involvement in the slave trade, questions of complicity still linger more than most popcorn movies would allow."
★★★★ Danny leigh, Financial Times

"A thunderously cinematic good time: see it on the biggest screen you can find."
★★★★ Wendy Ide, Observer

"It’s fast, and it’s loose, and it totally works."
★★★★ Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph

"The Woman King isn’t intended to be any ordinary account of history. It is a vibrant, restorative celebration of Black womanhood in all its glory."
★★★★ Clarisse Loughrey, The Independant

"Gina Prince-Bythewood, and her committed cast, who transform a familiar dramatic milieu (Mulan meets Gladiator meets Wonder Woman) into thrilling, amphetamine-rush cinema."
★★★★ Kevin Maher, The Times (uk)