75
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
If action's your thing, then the Chinese-Hong Kong martial-arts epic True Legend is your movie.
True Legend (苏乞儿)
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- China
- 2010
- · 115m
Director
Yuen Woo-ping
Cast
Vincent Zhao,
Zhou Xun,
Andy On,
Guo Xiaodong,
Jay Chou,
Michelle Yeoh
Genre
Action,
Fantasy
Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty, loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero known as the "King of Beggars."
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What are critics saying?
70
Movieline by Michelle Orange
Watching True Legend, a wuxia film crossed with classic vaudeville, it's hard to figure out who's borrowing from whom anymore.
70
Village Voice by Nick Schager
In countless over-the-top set pieces, Yuen delivers striking combat clarity without sacrificing the visceral editing and crazy digital effects of modern bloodbaths.
67
The A.V. Club by Noel Murray
True Legend's heart is in the right place. It's just the body that's weary.
67
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
There is no question that Yuen Woo-ping is a master of his craft, but True Legend leaves doubt as to his mastery of the art of storytelling.
60
Los Angeles Times
A hodgepodge of styles, True Legend works best as a freewheeling showcase for Yuen's dazzling fight sequences above any sort of cogent storytelling.
60
Boxoffice Magazine
Bridged by rude comedy familiar to veteran viewers of Hong Kong martial arts cinema, True Legend is refreshingly unpretentious in comparison to the pompous nationalism of recent Chinese war spectacles like "The Warring States."
60
The New York Times by Mike Hale
After a stirring opening battle, however, the fights in True Legend become pretty routine. And beyond some lovely mountain scenery and a tiny cameo by a radiant Michelle Yeoh, there isn't much else to look at.
60
Time Out by David Fear
Whereas Yuen's speciality has always been gonzo, gravity-defying spectacles, now he's spiced his set pieces with plasticine computer-generated flourishes-effectively puncturing the inventive, handmade charm and fluid flurries of artistry that made his classic fight scenes so thrilling.
60
Los Angeles Times by Mark Olsen
A hodgepodge of styles, True Legend works best as a freewheeling showcase for Yuen's dazzling fight sequences above any sort of cogent storytelling.
60
Boxoffice Magazine by Vadim Rizov
Bridged by rude comedy familiar to veteran viewers of Hong Kong martial arts cinema, True Legend is refreshingly unpretentious in comparison to the pompous nationalism of recent Chinese war spectacles like "The Warring States."
50
San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Hartlaub
The story is painfully simplistic, and it becomes quickly apparent that the narrative is a crude cement to hold together the carnage.
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