Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Reviews
July 17, 2019
It's said Zhang Ziyi didn't want to come back for the sequel unless Ang Lee returned as well. We can see why.
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| Original Score: 2/5
April 10, 2019
We're all here really to see if Sword Of Destiny was worth the decade-plus wait. It totally was.
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| Original Score: 4/5
January 9, 2019
Directed by Yuen Woo-ping (who choreographed the fights for the first film), Sword of Destiny feels westernized in every sense of the word.
September 8, 2017
Nostalgia is nice, but Netflix should just focus on making better content.
August 2, 2016
The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel Sword of Destiny isn't as thoughtful as its predecessor, but its fight sequences will hold your attention.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
July 1, 2016
The sequel is directed by Yuen Woo-Ping, who choreographed the fight scenes in the original... he's not as prestigious as Lee, and has fewer awards, but the man knows his kung fu.
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| Original Score: 3/4
May 25, 2016
It's not offensively bad. It's a kid's meal -- safe, but grown-ups will tire of it quickly.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
April 26, 2016
It's true that not many were pleading for a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel, especially one that arrived about 15 years too late, but they made one anyway, bless them.
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| Original Score: 3/5
April 11, 2016
With the original's wondrous, naturalist cinematography so clearly burned into the memory, it's difficult not to make an unfavorable comparison.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
April 2, 2016
While it's also adapted from Wang Dulu's five-part Crane-Iron novel series, the new film ... feels like a slapdash piece of fan fiction.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
March 21, 2016
The story just isn't as captivating as it needs to be.
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| Original Score: 3/5
March 17, 2016
By the climax, the action has been reduced to interminable sequences of people banging their swords together and occasionally being ejaculated into the air like digital snowflakes.
March 16, 2016
A painful sequel that disappoints all lovers of the original because of the remarkable quality drop between them, it had a very interesting proposal but failed miserably. [Full review in Spanish]
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| Original Score: 5/10
March 9, 2016
A movie that smells and tastes like a thousand productions of martial arts film. [Full Review in Spanish]
March 8, 2016
A lackluster sequel whose most redeeming quality is the noble presence of actress Michelle Yeoh.
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| Original Score: 3/5
March 3, 2016
Its high-flying action lacks the distinctive elegance of its predecessor.
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| Original Score: 5/10
March 2, 2016
Sword Of Destiny suffers endlessly by comparison to Ang Lee's groundbreaking 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for the comparative smallness of its vision, its visuals, and its budget.
March 1, 2016
Long-awaited martial-arts sequel more brutal than original.
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| Original Score: 2/5
March 1, 2016
If grunge killed glam rock in the martial arts movie world, Sword of Destiny is a well-timed tribute band; you wouldn't want everyone to start wearing spandex again, but it's fun for a night.
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| Original Score: B
March 1, 2016
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is back after over a decade, but shows its age in this staler, more weightless martial arts meh-travaganza.
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| Original Score: 5/10