Review of House of Flying Daggers (2004) by Bo F — 11 Dec 2008

Not as impressive as I have hoped. There's a few special effects and a few good fight scenes. Terrible story.

This review of House of Flying Daggers (2004) was written by Bo F on 11 Dec 2008.

House of Flying Daggers has generally received very positive reviews.

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