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      Master of the Crimson Armor

      PG-13 Released Dec 30, 2005 1 hr. 42 min. Romance Fantasy Action Drama List
      30% 77 Reviews Tomatometer 44% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score In ancient China a fleet-footed slave named Kunlun (Jang Dong-Kun) becomes personal servant to great Gen. Guangming (Hiroyuki Sanada). Posing as his master on a mission to save their king from evil invader Wuhuan, Kunlun meets Qingcheng (Cecilia Cheung), a princess who is fated to lose every man she loves. Both Kunlun and Guangming fall for the beautiful princess, while Wuhuan plots a series of evil acts. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 20 Buy Now

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      An incoherent plot and ridiculously obvious CGI effects doom this effort from the usually outstanding Chinese director Chen Kaige.

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      Mainly to see Cecilia Cheung Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/03/23 Full Review Liam D While it has a great score by Klaus Badelt (Anything for Her, Point Blank) beautiful cinematography by Peter Pau (Special ID, The Killer) and Hiroyuki Sanada (Ringu, The Railway Man) giving his all but the bland writing, Choppy Editing and bad CGI makes it a mediocre but not awful film Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member While this film definitely has it's flaws, and they are numerous. I cannot give it anything short of fully-fledged 5 stars because of it's raw emotional impact, simply astounding visuals and very powerfull score. An odd, fragmented and misunderstood masterpiece from Chen Kaige. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Aside from Sanada-san, snore... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member was goood mmovie i loved it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Too much stupid dramas visual effect abused like crazy Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Andrew Sarris Observer Has been criticized by some reviewers for its low-tech special effects. Curiously, I found this technical transparency part of the film's enormous charm. May 25, 2006 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Chen Kaige clearly intended this Chinese fantasy-action spectacle to top Zhang Yimou's Hero, and I must admit that I prefer it to the earlier movie. May 5, 2006 Full Review Stephen Hunter Washington Post The Promise is too full of frenetic disconnection and arbitrary comings and goings to connect meaningfully with the hearts and minds of its audience. May 5, 2006 Full Review Mattie Lucas The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) Takes place in a sterile, computer-generated dream world that seems more like the work of amateurs than an artist like Chen, who seems woefully out of his element. Rated: 2/4 Jun 5, 2019 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion More risible than poetic Aug 30, 2009 Full Review Brandon Fibbs BrandonFibbs.com The Promise is an over-wrought and laughably goofy film, an empty and pale imitation of the far better films that have gone on before it. Rated: 3/10 Feb 28, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In ancient China a fleet-footed slave named Kunlun (Jang Dong-Kun) becomes personal servant to great Gen. Guangming (Hiroyuki Sanada). Posing as his master on a mission to save their king from evil invader Wuhuan, Kunlun meets Qingcheng (Cecilia Cheung), a princess who is fated to lose every man she loves. Both Kunlun and Guangming fall for the beautiful princess, while Wuhuan plots a series of evil acts.
      Director
      Chen Kaige
      Executive Producer
      Buting Yang
      Screenwriter
      Chen Kaige, Zhang Tan
      Distributor
      Weinstein Co.
      Production Co
      Capgen Investment Group, 21 Century Shengkai Film, Moonstone Entertainment, China Film Group Corporation
      Rating
      PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Martial Arts Action|Stylized Violence)
      Genre
      Romance, Fantasy, Action, Drama
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 30, 2005, Original
      Rerelease Date (Theaters)
      May 5, 2006
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 2, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $668.2K
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