Review of Blades of Blood (2010) by Mikko R — 11 Aug 2010

Question: Why was every blind Asian man back in history an awesome sword fighter? Lets check out the list: There's Zatoichi (Japan), Blind Fury (Rutger Hauer, Vietnam), House of Flying Daggers (Blindfolded, Chinese) and now Blades of Blood (Korean). Imagine, if they could "kick so much a$$ blind" what could they have done with sight?!

A period piece, Blades of Blood is a movie that takes place during the Chosun Dynasty. A rather disjointed film overall, the storyline revolves around one faction fighting with another faction only for everyone to lose to the third party invading Japanese in the end. A rather pointless movie, the film focused upon the conflicts and futile in-fighting of the Korean people.

While overall acting in the movie was acceptable, the fight sequences, and scenic shots were probably the highlights of this film. Editing however was sub-par with sudden cuts and pieces that created an uneven flow. Moreover, the weak screenplay and lack of character developments did not help to better this film either.

Nevertheless, this movie is only recommended for viewing as a secondary choice or if you really like period piece movies with sword fighting. (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon this movie is not.) Otherwise, I'd pass on this film for Shadowless Sword which had a better storyline, better actions sequences, and better looking actors.