Students, count Legend of the Mountain as a reminder to hit those books hard: fail your exams and you might get stuck not just with jobs of rote drudgery, but with demons and sorcerers constantly looking over your shoulder and telling you to work faster. This lesser-known work by Touch of Zen and Come Drink With Me auteur King Hu, just restored for its American debut, contains a charming take on magic for viewers willing to stretch their attention spans. Beautiful settings and eccentric effects work enliven a tale that's more than meets the eye, giving budding wuxia scholars ample...
- 2/2/2018
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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