The largest flaw of the film is it's continuity. Bodrov, in order to condense the story under 120 minutes constantly cuts scenes in half. He will start a conflict and cut to it being over,leaving the audience to infer what happened This is a double edged sword, on one hand it frees up time for necessary character development,on the other it makes the film feel choppy.Mongol is one of the few films that should be 15 minutes longer.