Seven Swords

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Seven Swords

2005

2h 31m

Action

Adventure

History

Drama

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Seven exceptional swordsmen band together to save villagers from bounty hunters.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

03/02/2007

2/4

Tsui is capable of better than this.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

03/02/2007

2/4

The problem is that Seven Swords' narrative is so cluttered with briefly sketched characters and subplots as to be almost impossible to follow.

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Justin Bowyer

Empire Magazine

04/01/2006

2/5

What could and should have been great is reduced to the tragically dull. A wasted opportunity of immense proportions.

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Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

06/21/2007

C+

It's pretty enough to keep you at least mildly concerned about where things are headed.

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Anton Bitel

Film4

06/15/2007

these Seven Swords do not so much pierce as bore.

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

03/02/2007

3/5

[The film] leaves itself open in the end for sequelization, which would be a good thing. There's enough worth appreciating in Seven Swords to think that a second try could easily find its comfort zone.

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Leprechaun K

@LeprechaunKing 02/26/2025

Wonderfully directed by Tsui Hark with good cinematography. It has some of the best martial arts action sequences done by Lau Kar Leung and Tung Wai, two of the absolute best action choreographers in the industry. Some of the subplots seem unnecessary and should have been spent on additional character development of the seven main protagonists. It is still an exceptional wuxia film nonetheless. Weapons design is outstanding and helps elevate the action sequences. Filming location is also great and provides a fitting backdrop for the story. A great film overall.

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alex r

01/09/2023

Subpar fight choreography , nonexistent plot and character development

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01/03/2021

A tried-and-tested setup where powerful villains face resistance from a heroic few. And it delivers with the necessary triumphs while keeping the evil menacing enough.

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11/03/2019

Plot is pretty dumb fight scenes are ok

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01/05/2016

Very poorly paced film and many plot holes even in the director's cut.

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10/26/2014

I'm a great fan of Tsui Hark. His movies are stylish ripping yarns. A mystical Chinese Seven Samurai.

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Synopsis

Seven exceptional swordsmen band together to save villagers from bounty hunters.

Director: Hark Tsui
Producer: Lee Juik, Hark Tsui, Pan Zhizhong, Zhong-Jun Ma
Screenwriter: Chi-Sing Cheung, Tin Nam Chun, Hark Tsui
Production Co: Boram Entertainment
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2017
Runtime: 2h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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