Despite great efforts to develop the three central characters, the confusing early sequences mean it is hard to feel empathy for any of them.
Memories of the Sword(협녀, 칼의 기억)
Korea · 2015
2h 0m
Director Park Heung-sik
Starring Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun, Lee Jun-ho
Genre Action, Drama, History
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Trained since childhood in the art of the sword, a young woman sets off to avenge those who betrayed and killed her parents. Amidst a complex web of lies and deceit, she must face down one of the most ruthless warriors of the Goryo Dynasty.
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The New York Times by Andy Webster
Though rich in period detail, the movie grows tiresome with solemn, protracted soap-operatic encounters laden with glowering stares and tearful outbursts.
A visually arresting but vacuous, instantly forgettable period martial-arts romance.
Memories of the Sword stands apart from other action films because Park wisely imagines violence as an elemental clash of dispositions.
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