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Reign of Assassins

Original title: Jian yu
  • 20102010
  • RR
  • 1h 57m
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6.8/10
8.4K
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Reign of Assassins (2010)
ActionAdventure
Drizzle/Zeng Jing tries to start a new life after she had betrayed her gang and hid the remains of monk.Drizzle/Zeng Jing tries to start a new life after she had betrayed her gang and hid the remains of monk.Drizzle/Zeng Jing tries to start a new life after she had betrayed her gang and hid the remains of monk.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
8.4K
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    • Chao-Bin Su
    • John Woo(co-director)
    • Chao-Bin Su
  • Stars
    • Michelle Yeoh
    • Jung Woo-sung
    • Xueqi Wang
    • Chao-Bin Su
    • John Woo(co-director)
    • Chao-Bin Su
  • Stars
    • Michelle Yeoh
    • Jung Woo-sung
    • Xueqi Wang
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
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    Michelle Yeoh at an event for Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo-sung in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Michelle Yeoh and Xueqi Wang in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Michelle Yeoh and Shawn Yue in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo-sung in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Shawn Yue in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo-sung in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo-sung in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo-sung in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Kelly Lin in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Michelle Yeoh in Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Michelle Yeoh and Hee Ching Paw in Reign of Assassins (2010)

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    Michelle Yeoh
    Michelle Yeoh
    • Zeng Jing
    Jung Woo-sung
    Jung Woo-sung
    • Jiang Ah-sheng
    Xueqi Wang
    Xueqi Wang
    • Cao Feng, The Wheel King
    Barbie Hsu
    Barbie Hsu
    • Ye Zhanqing (Turquoise)
    Shawn Yue
    Shawn Yue
    • Lei Bin
    Xiaodong Guo
    Xiaodong Guo
    • Zhang Renfeng
    Kelly Lin
    Kelly Lin
    • Xi Yu
    Yiyan Jiang
    • Tian Qingtong
    Leon Dai
    Leon Dai
    • Lian Sheng, the Magician
    Hee Ching Paw
    Hee Ching Paw
    • Mrs. Cai
    Matt Chung-tien Wu
    Matt Chung-tien Wu
    • Killer Bear
    • (as Matt Wu)
    Shih-Chieh King
    Shih-Chieh King
    • Doctor Li
    Pace Wu
    Pace Wu
    • Qing Jian (Kongdong Teal Sword)
    Zonghan Li
    Zonghan Li
    • Lu Zhu (Wisdom)
    • (as Calvin Li)
    Angeles Woo
    • Eater Bear
    Xiaoguang Hu
    • Song Yang 5 Leader
    Zhi Han
    • Song Yang 5 Member 1
    Han Qing Xing
    Han Qing Xing
    • Song Yang 5 Member 2
      • Chao-Bin Su
      • John Woo(co-director)
      • Chao-Bin Su
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    • Trivia
      Michelle Yeoh had initial doubts about the role as she had not used her martial arts skills since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2010 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Hua
      Composed by Dingding Sa & Peng Bo

      Lyrics by Salad Li & Dingding Sa

      Performed by Dingding Sa & Qing Feng Wu

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    Reign Of Assassins
    English Title: Reign Of Assassins Original Title: Jianyu Year: 2010 Country: China Language: Mandarin Genre: Action Director: Chao-Bin Su Writers: Chao-Bin Su Cast: Michelle Yeoh Woo-sung Jung Xueqi Wang Kelly Lin Shawn Yue Barbie Hsu Leon Dai Hee Ching Paw Yiyan Jiang Zonghan Li Xiaodong Guo Pace Wu Matt Wu Feixia Wu Rating: 7/10

    My gut feeling after the first view of this film is mixed with some relief and a shred of disappointment. Last year, it was propagandized as a John Woo's work in order to infuse some incentive into this star-studded kung-fu film to conquer the local cinemas. Shamefully this trick stumbled quite severely as it was largely overshadowed by DETECTIVE DEE (2010) at the box office with the same release period (during Chinese National Day, October 2010).

    Its reviews were generally favored though, which should be merited to Chao-Bin Su, the real man behind-the-wheel and whose previous director works SILK (2006) and BETTER THAN SEX (2002) have won him some reputation as a gifted and emerging Taiwan director.

    As a Chinese, the fact is that we tend to be immune from domestic Kung-fu films much more than foreigners, because since our infancy, we haven been surrounding and tested by myriad films like these, so it is difficult to make a fuss about it unless there is truly something special in it.

    So speaking of this film, in spite of that it has many plot holes which doesn't make sense (even in the time of Jiang Hu, to name a few, our heroine's initial motivation of stealing the half buddha body in the first place; the plausibility of face-lifting technology; the sudden intensifying kung-fu mastery of our hero, etc.), the film converges some genuine talent to entertain its audience, especially the dreamlike cinematography successfully builds a ruthless world of Jiang Hu as well as its innovative fighting design which embodies each main character their own personality.

    The cast is solid for an action film, it's the first time since CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON (2000), Michelle Yeoh finally collected a decent leading role as a martial fighter, which is well-done too judging by the criterion of acting. I do have high expectation of her to take a leap in the upcoming Aung San Suu Kyi's bio-pic THE LADY (directed by Luc Besson).

    To sum up, I am pleased to watch this film and sincerely hope Su will become a big name in the near future.
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    • Mar 8, 2011

    FAQ6

    • Why would Ah-Sheng marry his murderer?
    • Why were Bodhi's remains so important?
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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2010 (China)
      • China
      • Taiwan
      • Hong Kong
      • Official site [China]
      • Mandarin
      • English
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      • Beijing Gallop Horse Film & TV Production
      • Media Asia Films
      • Zhejiang Dongyang Dragon Entertainment Venture Investment
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    • 1 hour 57 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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