The Sorcerer and the White Snake

PG-13

Released Feb 8, 2013

1h 40m

Action

Fantasy

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27%

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15 Reviews

49%

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5,000+ Ratings

A sorcerer (Jet Li) battles against a barrage of demon temptresses to save a man's soul from an ancient serpent that was brought to life and disguised as a woman.

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Mark Jenkins

NPR

These showdowns feature spectacular, Lord of the Rings-style CGI settings, but not much in the way of thrills or terror.

Feb 7, 2013

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Simon Abrams

Village Voice

The clunky action mostly revolves around uninspired wire-fu choreography: Monks fly around while flailing their arms as hordes of CGI creatures gather around and then do nothing.

Feb 6, 2013

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Kenji Fujishima

Slant Magazine

The film looks so glossy, plasticized, and unreal that all you end up thinking about is special effects.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 6, 2013

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Beautiful martial arts fantasy with scary imagery, violence.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 12, 2014

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

A masterpiece of imagination. Offers wall-to-wall goofy fun for fans of martial arts flicks, fantasies, or just good old-fashioned cinematic nuttiness.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 10, 2013

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

This hyperactive assault on the senses from Hong Kong is noteworthy only for its dazzling array of computer-generated special effects.

Feb 10, 2013

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Audience Member

We neded part 2 plz make the sorcerer and the white snake part 2 plz😭

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Liam D

A weird picture This Fantasy is okay just okay

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/21

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Audience Member

It is certainly interesting to experience another culture's ideas about demons and how to fight them. However, I don't know if it is the subject material or the filmmakers' interpretation if the material, but this movie seems more for children than adults. Granted, it is based in myth and fantasy, but it could have been better adapted.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

The VFX was pretty horrible, but the action sequences themselves were fine, it just didn't have the effect boosts needed. Love the theme song.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

the ending was the worst aside that is a good film i highly recoman turn it of the point in the ending (spoilers) the gild gets out of the building and hug her loved one the end If you an ignore this and the fact the powers the combat or the characters sometimes dont make seance its a fun magic effect love fest. (what is after is misery and pain and it degrades this film to a 2/10)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

A cool movie to watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Tony Ching Siu Tung

Director

Jet Li

Abott Fahai

Eva Huang

White Snake

Raymond Lam

Xu Xian

Charlene Choi

Green Snake

Vivian Hsu

Snow Goblin

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Synopsis

A sorcerer (Jet Li) battles against a barrage of demon temptresses to save a man's soul from an ancient serpent that was brought to life and disguised as a woman.

Director: Tony Ching Siu Tung
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Juli Entertainment Media
Rating: PG-13 (Some Frightening Images|Sensuality|Fantasy Action Violence)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 8, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.4K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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