Back to the Past

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After losing everything for a crime he didn't commit, Ken vows to travel back to the Qin Dynasty and reclaim everything he lost by usurping the throne.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

8h

2/4

‘Back to the Past' doesn’t really stand on its own, and its creators don’t know how to offer viewers anything new.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

1d

2/5

There are some passable sequences, such as a cart-borne escape down a hillside tea plantation. But the fight choreography is rote gun-fu -- surprisingly, as it's overseen by old master Sammo Hung -- and often chopped into restrictive closeups.

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Alice Shih

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1d

B+

With a relatively simple sci-fi plot of wisdom and loyalty triumphing over greed and deceit, this genre film is punctuated with humour, martial art fights and a full blast of CG generated military action sequences.

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Mark Dujsik

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1d

2.5/4

[W]hile it doesn't keep newcomers in the dark, the movie doesn't exactly take full advantage of its characters and concept.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

5d

A sci-fi action adventure with great production design, but a lackluster story and not enough palpable thrills.

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Sarah Manvel

Movies We Texted About

Jan 19

A very light entertainment that nobody should take too seriously.

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Rob C

4h

Good conclusion to a story that started 25 years ago ... For those who are going to see "Back to the Past" with no understanding of what happened previously on "A Step into the Past" will be lost and confused.

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Tony H

4h

Watch only if you’ve seen A Step into the Past and you liked it.

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Kelly

1d

Great movie! Love the whole casts and the storyline.

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Jayson9828

1d

long waited. Worth the wait.

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Kan S

Jan 4

The biggest problem of the movie is -- Audience with no previous experience of its TV show cannot understand fully of its storyline. It lacks connection and some parts are poorly edited. Huge room for improvement.

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Jack Lai

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Yuen Fai Ng

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Louis Koo

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After losing everything for a crime he didn't commit, Ken vows to travel back to the Qin Dynasty and reclaim everything he lost by usurping the throne.

Director: Jack Lai, Yuen Fai Ng
Producer: Louis Koo, Wai-Bat Tang
Screenwriter: Xin He
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 47m