Review of House of Flying Daggers (2004) by Groundfisher — 31 Mar 2006
Incredibly over-rated. This is a silly movie. About two-thirds of the way through the film the plot is forgotten - and major aspects remain unexplained and unresolved - in favour of a love-story. Because it's merely a love story, the martial arts scenes lose all meaning and relevance - even the last scene.
And the ending is nothing but preposterous. Sure, there are moments of visual beauty, but so what. What's the point of tacking on a somewhat adolescent melodrama? It started well enough, but by the end my companion summed it up using only four letters.
This review of House of Flying Daggers (2004) was written by Groundfisher on 31 Mar 2006.
House of Flying Daggers has generally received very positive reviews.
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