Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman

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Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman

2022

1h 18m

Action

Drama

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Blind Cheng, known as the "knife-catcher", is a bounty hunter with great skills. When he meets an abused young girl after her family was massacred, he initially doesn't want to get involved, but driven by rage and guided by justice, he intervenes.

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

11/28/2023

4/5

The film overall is one that works with every department doing more than good with their work, leading to a solid film.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

11/27/2023

3/5

If watching someone be a badass is your thing while they cut down fools who dare underestimate them, then EYE FOR AN EYE is going to scratch that itch, plain and simple. It delivers no more or less than it promises ... .

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

11/22/2023

B

An effective, entertaining action movie, with some exciting fight scenes and a charismatic lead performance from Xie Miao.

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Logan D

Aug 24

In China, a blind swordsman not named Zatoichi is distraced from bounty hunting long enough to become a reluctant hero. Filled with authentic settings and graceful precise fight scenes, Yang’s debut can by lauded for creating emotional clarity and tension. The film does have uneven pacing but anchored by strong character moments with minimal dialogue. It also features many genre tropes.

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Michael K

05/04/2024

Stunning, well paced, and brimming with pathos

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Steve C

03/04/2024

It was only a matter of time before they made their own Zatoichi ...

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Michael W

02/09/2024

WAS GOOD BUT A CARBON COPY OF ZAITOICHI !!

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Nicholas L

02/04/2024

Brilliant performances and visual style. Comparable to the best Zatoichi movies. Deserves an international release.

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Marc Z

@TKDLife 11/27/2023

Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman is the newest martial arts, action release from Well Go USA coming out of China. The film is a well made period piece with a common, but well executed martial arts theme. The title "Eye for an Eye" leaves no doubt that the movie is founded in a foundational premise of revenge. Xie Miao stars in the leading role and the, seemingly heartless, blind bounty hunter who becomes personally involved in avenging the death of an innocent man whose path he crosses. He previously starred in, and did an admirable job in, 2022's Ip Man: The Awakening. The remainder of the cast does a good job supporting Xie Mia in this one. The Direction and cinematography in the movie are very laudably done. The movie has a sharp visual element and the martial arts fighting, sword, and action choreography are executed in the manner of a much more highly budgeted film. While this film was made for the Domestic Chinese market, its martial arts action themes and fighting lend itself to a worldwide audience. The film is in Mandarin with English Subtitles.

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Cheng Yi

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Ni Yan

Hao Xiang

Yuwen Ying

Liu Ben

He Qiufeng

Zhang Di

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Synopsis

Blind Cheng, known as the "knife-catcher", is a bounty hunter with great skills. When he meets an abused young girl after her family was massacred, he initially doesn't want to get involved, but driven by rage and guided by justice, he intervenes.

Director: Bingjia Yang
Producer: Junzi Wei
Screenwriter: Bingjia Yang
Production Co: Er Dong Pictures (Tianjin)
Genre: Action, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (DVD): Nov 28, 2023
Runtime: 1h 18m

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