Reign of Assassins

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Audience Member Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is still the best but this is one of the most unforgettable wuxia movies up there with Ashes of Time, Hero, The Swordsman series, Bride with White Hair, Shadow, 14 Blades, Seven Swords, Once Upon a Time in China series etc. Such memorable characters as Drizzle (Michelle Yeoh) and the 3 other assassins: Wheel King, the Magician, and Lei Bin. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the best but not the worst in genre. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Solid wuxia movie with a good story, well-used dramatic elements and some gorgeous fight scenes. Crouching Tiger 2 can only wish it had been this good. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A group of assassins invades a temple and, after a considerable amount of bloodhsed, steals a corpse that's rumored to possess mystical properties. However, one of the assassins (Michelle Yeoh) breaks away from the gang with a piece of the corpse, changes her face, and attempts to settle down in a quiet life with a seemingly average man (Jung Woo-sung). This leads to a cavalcade of betrayal, double crosses, lies, murder, revelation, and fast-paced kung fu complemented by plenty of wire stunts. Su Chao-Pin directs Reign of Assassins with a taut pace that has a lot of frenetic jump cuts; John Woo's co-directing credit leads me to believe that the occasional uses of slow-motion atmospherics were the result of his consultation. Reign of Assassins isn't exactly the deepest wuxia film ever made, but it is a spirited affair that includes all the action scenes that this genre calls for while leaving enough room for the interpersonal melodrama that this genre tends to benefit from. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member The story actually is OK only the film & its directing tends rather dull. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Reign of Assassins could be a sequel to international sensation 'Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragon', also starring Michelle Yeoh. It has many elements which resemble to the story of CTHD. A untamed female warrior who was changed because of love reminds very much of phenomenal CTHD. Over all movie is very entertaining, action sequences are very well choreographed. The suspense is well kept and story progresses with interest. However character development is weak. Chemistry between both leads could have been better. The romance which we see in the end could not blossom in the start. Perhaps Michelle Yeoh could have work on her passionate expressions. Rest of the cast did their job very well. Cinematography and editing is good. It could be felt that an american handled much of movie's work as the story paces very fast even though it was set in old times. Added action has taken much of the movie's soul out which is common with John Woo's movies. A good entertainer with blend of fast pacing story and brilliant wushu action. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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