Review of Sacrifice (2010) by Kevin R — 26 Feb 2013
You don't yet know the meaning of a life worse than death.
The Zhao family is massacred leaving only their leader's infant son to escape. The attackers hunt down every child in the city and threaten to murder them all if the child isn't returned to them. A man sacrifices his own child so that his wife can escape the village with his leader's child. As the son grows up, will he obtain revenge for the death of his family or be absorbed into the clan that killed his family?
"Remember this advice, don't trust anyone.".
Kaige Chen, director of Farewell my Concubine, The Promise, The Emperor and the Assassin, Together, and Temptress Moon, delivers Sacrifice. The storyline for this picture is very intricate and well delivered. The characters are dynamic and epic in a lot of ways and the acting is fairly good. The cast includes BingBing Fan, Wenzhou Zhao, and Xueqi Wang.
"Exterminate his whole clan.".
Sacrifice is a movie I came across while flicking through Netflix and had to see. I will say the overall premise and execution of this film is fairly good. This isn't as good as Hero or Warlord but it is well told and just a notch below Twilight Samurai. I recommend catching this movie once but wouldn't add it to my DVD collection.
"A man who would betray his own child scares me.".
Grade: B.
This review of Sacrifice (2010) was written by Kevin R on 26 Feb 2013.
Sacrifice has generally received mixed reviews.
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