Blades of Glory: Lee Brings the Old West to the Ming Dynasty
Hong Kong filmmaker Daniel Lee’s 2010 film, 14 Blades is at last making its way to Us soil this summer. It’s been a curiously long wait considering the film plays like a genre hybrid of Western gunslinger cinema and martial arts aesthetics, and Lee has gone on to direct two other features since completing this one. Amassed with bountiful action sequences and handsome visuals, the expertly utilized special effects will be reason enough for genre fans to enjoy the film. But at a running time of nearly two hours and a slim narrative, the film outweighs its welcome for those hoping for a bit more substance.
Sometime during the Ming Dynasty, a group of assassin warriors known as the Jinyiwei serve the emperor’s will. It’s explained that the Jinyiwei can either represent a help or...
Hong Kong filmmaker Daniel Lee’s 2010 film, 14 Blades is at last making its way to Us soil this summer. It’s been a curiously long wait considering the film plays like a genre hybrid of Western gunslinger cinema and martial arts aesthetics, and Lee has gone on to direct two other features since completing this one. Amassed with bountiful action sequences and handsome visuals, the expertly utilized special effects will be reason enough for genre fans to enjoy the film. But at a running time of nearly two hours and a slim narrative, the film outweighs its welcome for those hoping for a bit more substance.
Sometime during the Ming Dynasty, a group of assassin warriors known as the Jinyiwei serve the emperor’s will. It’s explained that the Jinyiwei can either represent a help or...
- 8/20/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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