Review of House of Flying Daggers (2004) by Diego T — 23 Aug 2014
This movie is beautiful to experience. The visuals are, in the most understated sense, magical. About 8 minutes I stopped caring about what was real and what was special effects, because everything just looked impossibly spectacular.
The real feat of the movie is the sensual opera of sight and sound it created. The movement, color pallette and attention to detail is gorgeous. If I just watched all the action sequences without context, I would probably still be satisfied with the movie.
The other aspects of the movie are just fair. The story may be formulaic, but there's nothing wrong with having a simple twisty plot.
The only thing that really bothers me is that the film seems to be detached to its emotional center. The feelings of the characters are present, but they aren't discovered within their interaction or personalities, they just exist to be exposed and move the plot forward. This gets bothersome because a lot of time in the movie is given for us to try and accept these feelings, but in the end, we can't care genuinely enough for them to be concerned.
Nonetheless, 'House of Flying Daggers' is a superb work of imagery. Is it worth watching again just to see pretty visuals? Certainly.
This review of House of Flying Daggers (2004) was written by Diego T on 23 Aug 2014.
House of Flying Daggers has generally received very positive reviews.
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