Review of 14 Blades (2010) by Alan L — 28 Jan 2011
After watching Donnie Yen in Yip Man, I thought 14 Blades would be something with heavy drama, philosophy, and fight scenes. The story is based on real elite force during Ming Dynasty called Jin Yi Wei.
But it is such a pity that the philosophy and moral behind the force and its agents, especially Donnie Yen is not cultivated at all in this film. He just comes, fights, and go. Then what?Vicky Zhao's character as the daughter of an escort service's leader is very weak, both in personality and fighting skill.
On the other side the character Tuo Tuo kicks ass in fighting skill, but she is very underdeveloped as a character. She just comes, says few lines, shrieks, and kicks Donnie Yen's butt. Then there's Judge of The Desert character who shows up his pretty face, takes out his cool sword, and gets his behind hands to him by Tuo Tuo.
My suggestion: fast forward straight to the fight scenes.
This review of 14 Blades (2010) was written by Alan L on 28 Jan 2011.
14 Blades has generally received mixed reviews.
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