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Reign of Assassins
Drizzle/Zeng Jing tries to start a new life after being counseled by a monk. But she must, again, take up the sword of the assassin when her former partners-in-crime come to demand that she hand over the remains of a famous monk.
20 July 1947, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
13 November 1981, Hong Kong
29 December 1951, Pingtung, Taiwan
29 October 1975, Taiwan
5 July 1981, Taiwan
20 March 1973, Seoul, South Korea
27 July 1966, Taiwan
February 11, 2013
There's little about Chao-Bin's other work to suggest the splendidly choreographed ballets of swordplay that feature here, with Woo's dexterous hand obvious in the fight scenes.July 09, 2011
Reign of Assassins offers plenty of exciting sequences, but it frustratingly never fully delivers what it promises to.February 14, 2013
A John Woo-chaperoned, Michelle Yeoh-starring martial arts adventure is a bit run-of-the-mill.February 11, 2013
Come for the crunching fight sequences and balletic wire-fu, stay for some surprisingly affecting character moments.February 15, 2013
A female warrior attempts to leave her killing days behind in this polished but overblown Chinese period swordplay adventure.February 04, 2013
This is fun and well-paced with fight sequences that, while not exactly screaming "Woo", still manage to dance off the screen.February 14, 2013
Although it drags on a little too long, this Chinese martial arts flick is thoroughly entertaining, thanks to its even pace, strong performances and impressive choreography.February 15, 2013
The flashing blades and swirling choreography of the endless fight scenes and the charisma of Yeoh keep you engaged but the end result falls far short of her Crouching Tiger triumph a decade ago.February 17, 2013
After a decent enough opening it becomes a fairly ordinary affair, the principal attraction residing in the heroine's weirdly flexible sword.February 15, 2013
the film uses its wire-fu trappings to allegorise Buddhist notions of self-transformation in a world of illusions. Throw in some inventive chopsocky tempered by romance, and you have a fatalistic wuxia about the martial pursuit of a "normal life".