Review of Duelist (2005) by Linda H — 03 May 2008

I like the music, I like the dancing fight, I like Kang Dong Won ...

This review of Duelist (2005) was written by Linda H on 03 May 2008.

Duelist has generally received positive reviews.

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By Catherine T (164) on 17 Jun 2007

Dull and just full of arty slow mo and effects without an interesting plot even for a martial arts movie which doesnt need much of a plot…

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By Martin D (1,305) on 11 May 2008

An un-even mix of comedy, love story and drama. Let's start with the story. It's toss. At times it made absolutely no sense whatsoever…

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By Russ O (17) on 21 Aug 2007

Be patient with this film, the narrative isn't always in the dialogue but its an amazingly beautiful film and the fight at the end is worth…

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By Krystal. K (21) on 27 Nov 2008

That fella's cute hehe :p all mysterious an that hair of his...a flashy movie…

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By Scott S (1,964) on 08 Mar 2009

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By Holly F (307) on 20 Aug 2008

A favorite! I fell in love with this movie the first time I saw it. It's a love story, drama with comedy mixed in…

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By Alex Geo (20) on 07 Sep 2008

Director Lee definitely has extraordinary eyes, but the story (if it has one) was so bad, it even didn't deserve a star…

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Sadeyes and Namsoons duel scene towards the end is one of my favourite film scenes ever…

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