Review of Seven Swords (2005) by Tomas T — 10 Feb 2010
Seven Swords start with a promise of good action ahead, it drops the ball in the middle and comes back with great end action spectacle.
Story side is simple enough, evil emperor bans the usage of martial arts in whole China and hires a merciless butcher to up hold his new law promising a hefty sum of gold for every citizens head who dares to break the law. When everything seems lost a mysterious group called the five swords stand up to the brutal general, they recruit few villagers to the cause and we end up with The Seven Swords. Add in a traitor plot twist and you have a script for a bad movie.
The script being what it is the movie gives some initial hopes for good action, the arch nemesis army (not the giggling general himself!) seems bad ass to the bone but are unfortunately soon turned into comical face twisters who can barely hold a sword. Towards the end of the movie - the end battle being more specific - the movie generates some lost momentum again. I loved the way the movie gave character to the swords, too bad it was too little too late. Watchable if you have a soft spot for Kungfu flicks, others might want to skip this one.
This review of Seven Swords (2005) was written by Tomas T on 10 Feb 2010.
Seven Swords has generally received mixed reviews.
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