I think this could have been a truly great film. It is visually as beautiful a film as I've ever seen, helped by that surreal Chinese landscape it was filmed in.
Devotees of this genre will no doubt strongly disagree with me, but I think the film would have made it to the "great" category if the fights hadn't been so utterly absurd and unbelievable, like a videogame.
Despite my raised eyebrow over the fight scenes, I do think Jet Li is one of current cinema's most effective stars and the long confrontation between him and the Emperor was wonderfully done (by both actors and the director).
Devotees of this genre will no doubt strongly disagree with me, but I think the film would have made it to the "great" category if the fights hadn't been so utterly absurd and unbelievable, like a videogame.
Despite my raised eyebrow over the fight scenes, I do think Jet Li is one of current cinema's most effective stars and the long confrontation between him and the Emperor was wonderfully done (by both actors and the director).
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