I did not watch this movie until very recently because I don't expect it to be good due to an unknown director and the well-known poor acting of Michelle Yeoh. Bing a big fan of wu xia movies, I can't resist it any further and watched it along with Detective Dee & Wu Xia(Dragon). Surprisingly I find Jianyu to be much better than the other 2. Here are my reasons: a) The script and story is is well paced, full of mystery and intrigue, convincing and flawless except the romance part is a little too much and too long but by the end of the movie, you will understand and accept why it was done so. b) The action scenes are clear, convincing and enough to satisfy any action fans. c) All the actings are up to expectation. Even Michelle Yeoh don't appear woody as in all her past movies. This is probably her best acted movie. d) The ending is highly satisfactory.
Review of Reign of Assassins
