Review of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) by Emily Asher-Perrin for Tor.com — 09 Jan 2019

Directed by Yuen Woo-ping (who choreographed the fights for the first film), Sword of Destiny feels westernized in every sense of the word.

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This review of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) was written by Emily Asher-Perrin and published by Tor.com on 09 Jan 2019.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Michael K (2,029) on 06 Jan 2017

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By Dylan K (291) on 30 Oct 2017

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While it's also adapted from Wang Dulu's five-part Crane-Iron novel series, the new film ... feels like a slapdash piece of fan fiction…

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