Review of Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) by Vivi W — 04 Oct 2013
In the prequel to mystery martial arts film Detective Dee, Mark Chao takes over the titular role of Dee and faces off against a massive conspiracy against the Tang dynasty. A fierce sea dragon is terrorizing the Tang's navy, and Dee teams up with a gung-ho officer, a young healer, and a consort in order to solve the mystery of the Sea Dragon.
The martial arts fights this time around are not done by Sammo Hung, and although they are pretty to look at, they get a bit incredulous at times.
The overall story and mystery are well done, with an epic adventure style tone. It reminded me of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, because of the sea monster attacks.
Combining an epic scale of adventure and mystery with solid visual effects, Young Detective Dee is a highly entertaining prequel to the original film.
This review of Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) was written by Vivi W on 04 Oct 2013.
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.
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