Its emphasis on teambuilding makes The Thousand Faces of Dunjia play like a wuxia riff on Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) but its blend of spectacle and humour isn’t nearly as successful.
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia(奇门遁甲)
China, Hong Kong · 2017
1h 53m
Director Yuen Woo-ping
Starring Dong Chengpeng, Ni Ni, Aarif Lee, Zhou Dongyu
Genre Adventure, Action, Fantasy
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A film of the wuxia genre, this story presents a world on the brink of catastrophe --- in a chaotic age where evil demons roam. In order to keep evil at bay, a secret organization emerges. A naïve constable and a young girl with a mysterious past are drawn into this group, and the group embarks on an incredible, action-packed adventure.
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The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
Opening action sequences project a cartoony comic flavor that has promise, but that peters out as the battles grow increasingly cosmic.
Bloated with visual effects, martial artists combat and amorous shenanigans, the one thing missing in The Thousand Faces of Dunjia is a comedic touch, which might have made this elaborate blockbuster more appealing.
Washington Post by Mark Jenkins
“Dunjia” is exuberant and visually inventive, notably in the ways it incorporates text into the images. It also benefits from engaging performances. But the story is motley and not very involving, and the anything-goes CGI undermines the battle sequences.
Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen
Over the course of almost two hours, all the amped-up visual effects and slapstick silliness can become awfully exhausting, making a hinted-at sequel ultimately feel like a threat.
RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams
This big, splashy blockbuster is perplexing because it's full of loosely-connected incidents that are rarely character-driven, or even narratively intelligible beyond a point.
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