Chinese, English subtitles
115 minutes
3 stars
One of these days, I'll learn to read the other reviews
before ordering something; however, I didn't. The book is by Louis Cha and I've
enjoyed the movies (not TV series) I've seen from his other books, alas, this
one not so much. Lots of great martial arts with fly by wire, but not so much
plot. And what plot was there, wasn't very good. The history wasn't great,
either, and if I, a Westerner with very little Chinese history can see some of
the flaws, well, that should tell you something. Several reviewers state it was
originally a TV series, chopped down to movie length. That's what it looked
like, which is too bad, because had it been redone as a movie, it might have
had a few more redeeming qualities. Costuming gets 5 stars, story gets 1.
Trailer: None
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