The Warrior's Way

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The Warrior's Way

R

Released Dec 3, 2010

1h 40m

Action

Fantasy

Western

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Refusing to kill an infant from an enemy clan, master swordsman Yang (Jang Dong-gun) takes the child and flees to an American frontier town. He puts away his sword for good, vowing to raise the baby in peace. Yang befriends Lynne, a woman who wants revenge against a colonel, the man who murdered her family. When the colonel returns to wreak havoc on the town, Yang draws his sword to protect his new friends, but the sound of fighting draws Yang's murderous clansmen into the fray as well.

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Critics Consensus

Perfectly, thoroughly divisive, The Warrior's Way will either be delightful or unbearable, depending on your tolerance for surreal, shamelessly over the top collisions of eastern and western clichés.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Someone surely thought to call this knowingly ridiculous genre mash-up Cowboys vs. Ninjas, though even that title wouldn’t hint at all the you-gotta-be-kidding-me craziness on display.

Rated: 3/5

May 19, 2023

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Perhaps this was a video game or a straight action flick this would have been a better movie.

Rated: F

Sep 9, 2017

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Tom Russo

Boston Globe

While the movie seems designed to be a breakout for Jang, it's Lee whose work actually makes an impression. You guess he'll be back - hopefully, playing it straight next time.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 9, 2010

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Nikhat Kazmi

The Times of India

The film moves languorously, sometimes too slowly, and manages to draw you with its eclectic appeal.

Feb 28, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

I will give it credit for exceeding expectations -- a mildly entertaining diversion that I could see myself revisiting if nothing else was on at 3 a.m. Fans of action films should be satisfied.

May 8, 2019

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Eileen Jones

The eXile

Stylized multi-genre films look easy when they work, when the Coens or Stephen Chow or Quentin Tarantino's in the house, but we mustn't kid ourselves. Nothing dies more horribly onscreen than a failed effort of this kind.

Mar 2, 2019

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Rene A

At first, I guess I didn't understand the kind of movie it was and after about 10 minutes watching, I decided to watch it from the beginning. Although it's a very different film, I found it to be very beautiful. Just appears to be a combination of a movie and a play. I'm writing this halfway through the film, and I felt the urged to give it the credit that it deserves.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/22/25

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mark d

Initially in back ground and become thoroughly engrossed, the mix up of western, and Eastern, why is the a big wheel in the middle of a desert, mystical supernatural, unbelievable, but the cast seemed to believe in what they were doing. A love affair that felt innocent between two beautiful people. Weird and because it is surreal didn't question the no one would do that. Yup enjoyed.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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David C

I'm one of those who loved it. The cinematography reminded me of 'Bunraku', it had elements of 'Sukiyaki Django' and a little bit of 'The Good, the Bad and the Weird'. Without derailing or throwing spoliers around, many standard tropes are used. A killer wants to give up the killing life, so he goes to a place nobody knows him, but is being tracked by his old gang. Once in thh new place he falls in with a band of misfits and ends up fighting the local bad guys when his old gang catches up and we get a three sided fight. You've seen it all before but so what? It's well paced, brilliantly filmed with great set pieces. There is no messages, just good v bad and bad will loose along as you always fight for the right.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Dick C

It's a very good movie...The Warrior's Way, 2010...I like the combinations of New Zealand, South Korean and also a famous HK villain, Ti Lung...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Dan S

Fun popcorn fare, from start to finish. Beautifully filmed and a story that moves.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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John W

Loved this movie. Reminded me of the Kung Fu movies of my childhood with the modernizing of the filming.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/24

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Sngmoo Lee

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Jang Dong-gun

Yang

Geoffrey Rush

Ron

Kate Bosworth

Lynne

Danny Huston

The Colonel

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Synopsis

Refusing to kill an infant from an enemy clan, master swordsman Yang (Jang Dong-gun) takes the child and flees to an American frontier town. He puts away his sword for good, vowing to raise the baby in peace. Yang befriends Lynne, a woman who wants revenge against a colonel, the man who murdered her family. When the colonel returns to wreak havoc on the town, Yang draws his sword to protect his new friends, but the sound of fighting draws Yang's murderous clansmen into the fray as well.

Director: Sngmoo Lee
Producer: Barrie M. Osborne, Jooick Lee, Michael Peyser
Screenwriter: Sngmoo Lee
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Mike's Movies, Boram Entertainment, Ozworks
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 3, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 23, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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