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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 18 Jul 2016

On its own terms, it's a handsome albeit unexceptional juvenile adventure shot on some magnificent Chinese locations…

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By Maria A (405) on 27 May 2016

There are somewhat cheesy filler moments, but it is overall an undeniably fun movie with some great action…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 24 Apr 2016

Jackie Chan and Jet Li are brilliant together…

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By Mike W (1,027) on 24 Apr 2016

Jackie Chan and Jet Li are brilliant together…

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By Jamie C (1,664) on 25 Feb 2016

Kung fu movies have never hit the spot for me but im fond of Jackie Chan and Jet Li so I gave this a go and I enjoyed it, Simple yet same old…

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By Jennifer M (1,179) on 30 Jan 2016

Fighting: Good. The story and American Kid: awful…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 13 Nov 2015

Pleasant enough story but the action gets muted by too much story,where's more of the fight scenes with two of the greatest movie fight men…

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By Tyler R (1,095) on 09 Nov 2015

It was ok. The plot was interesting and the setting was unique…

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By Justin R (1,063) on 02 Oct 2015

Corny of course, but with a pleasingly charming fantasy element and plenty of nods to the history of the genre…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 04 Sep 2015

Meh. Action was great but often too fake, too much CGI, crappy story etc…

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By Felix C (93) on 13 Aug 2015

Incredibly disappointed by it, story needed something more…

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By Joey S (579) on 23 Jun 2015

Though this isn't the greatest martial arts film in my library, it is one of the most entertaining…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 15 May 2015

Although veteran choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping ( Kill Bill, The Matrix) handles the wire action, the camera work is merely okay and the sequences…

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By Luca B (189) on 23 Feb 2015

Uno dei migliori film di arti marziali che ho visto e che mi conferma come Jackie Chan sia tanta roba (non che Jet Lee faccia schifo)…

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By Sgt. C (526) on 13 Jan 2015

(58%) In 2012 Man with the iron fists hit cinema screens, and then really quickly afterwards it hit the inside of a DVD case where it has,…

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By Thomas B (1,990) on 13 Jan 2015

(58%) In 2012 Man with the iron fists hit cinema screens, and then really quickly afterwards it hit the inside of a DVD case where it has,…

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By Cam D (153) on 22 Dec 2014

I waited my whole life to see Li and Chan spar like that…

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By Noname (709) on 22 Dec 2014

I waited my whole life to see Li and Chan spar like that…

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By Arslan K (466) on 06 Dec 2014

Jet li and Jackie chan...how much better does this get!!!!! This is a badass film. I was super pumped for this film when it came out…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Salon.com (2,725) on 27 Oct 2014

Lavish in its approach -- it attempts some rather extravagant battle scenes -- yet it still seems modest in its goals: It's more interested…

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