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Sword Master

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Sword Master

Released Dec 9, 2016

1h 45m

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A master swordsman must once again wield his weapon against those who threaten his desire to live in peace.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

For the most part this is a clunky hodgepodge of old-fashioned warrior tropes, awkward humor, five-alarm melodrama and CGI-dependent 21st century action filmmaking ...

Dec 8, 2016

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

This nostalgic nod to the Chinese magic-and-martial arts genre known as wuxia mixes love story and clan war with equal amounts of silliness and heart.

Dec 8, 2016

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Mark Jenkins

Washington Post

The emphasis is on deep-focus 3-D spectacle, not psychology.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 8, 2016

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

Is it kind of silly? That goes almost without saying. Was I grinning from ear to ear throughout? Absolutely.

Aug 28, 2018

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... evokes the romantic chivalry of the wuxia genre in a lavish, colorful spectacle awash in wirework action and CGI-enhanced sets and settings.

Jun 14, 2017

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Sword Master will hypnotise viewers new to the genre who are easily distracted by shiny things, and Yiyan Jiang's performance is almost worth the price of admission on it own, but martial arts aficionados are likely to be disappointed.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 6, 2017

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The characters are engaging, though the pacing is slow and the action is pretty anticlimactic. More or less a fun film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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The obnoxious emphasis on 3D of this film made me really one to give up watching several times, but its sincere adherence to Gu Long's original characters and writing style helped me to stay until the end. The cheap 3D effects of this film only highlight Derek Yee's disappointing negligence about settings and cinematography. Thankfully, Gu Long's spirit of "jianghu", of Chinese-style unrequited love, of existentialist heroism was kept intact with beautifully-built characters, slow pace of choreography, and simple plot. Of course, this film is far from a decent adaptation of Gu Long's novels, but at least it is watchable - a feat that has become more and more difficult of the modern Hong Kong cinema.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Sword Master's plot development had me so enthralled I did not realize how little action their was until the ending. A perfection execution of story that adequately told every characters side without wasting the viewers time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Forget the haters; the Kung Fu film snobs hung up on the past. This movie has heart. Colorful and romantic share the table with fable and martial arts.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Visually delightful. Great action.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Only the opening scene is not bad.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Synopsis

A master swordsman must once again wield his weapon against those who threaten his desire to live in peace.

Director: Tung-Shing Yee
Producer: Hark Tsui
Screenwriter: Tin Nam Chun, Lung Ku, Hark Tsui, Tung-Shing Yee
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Bona Film Group
Genre: Action
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 9, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.1K
Runtime: 1h 45m

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