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Dragon Blade is beautifully staged and choreographed, but between the battles, its talented cast is overwhelmed by a dull story and choppy editing.
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There are nice moments, but this is pure bombast, and Chan's natural action flair is not given free rein. Jan 14, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
There are nice moments, but this is pure bombast, and Chan's natural action flair is not given free rein.
Peter Bradshaw
For those who ever wondered what it would be like to see John Cusack and Jackie Chan engage in a swordfight (both of you), here is "Dragon Blade." Sep 4, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
For those who ever wondered what it would be like to see John Cusack and Jackie Chan engage in a swordfight (both of you), here is "Dragon Blade."
Mark Dujsik
Just about everyone seems to get slashed, carved up or skewered, and vengeance rains down upon all. Except, of course, the one villain who truly deserved it. The filmmaker. Sep 4, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Just about everyone seems to get slashed, carved up or skewered, and vengeance rains down upon all. Except, of course, the one villain who truly deserved it. The filmmaker.
Stephen Whitty
In Dragon Blade, East meets West in a murky, mediocre muddle. Sep 4, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
In Dragon Blade, East meets West in a murky, mediocre muddle.
Nathan Rabin
It's kind of a mess. That more than 20 minutes have been trimmed for the stateside release may have hurt the film's coherence, but viewers will be thankful for the shorter sit. Sep 3, 2015 | Full Review…
It's kind of a mess. That more than 20 minutes have been trimmed for the stateside release may have hurt the film's coherence, but viewers will be thankful for the shorter sit.
Gary Goldstein
Dragon Blade" is a solidly constructed epic that, despite its many battle scenes, has a strong message of pacifism and unity. Sep 3, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Dragon Blade" is a solidly constructed epic that, despite its many battle scenes, has a strong message of pacifism and unity.
Soren Andersen
The narrative is notably bizarre, with a smorgasbord of never-ending tribulations and lingering speeches - however, brush that aside for a film that relies on the spirit and merits of its actors and crew. Apr 9, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The narrative is notably bizarre, with a smorgasbord of never-ending tribulations and lingering speeches - however, brush that aside for a film that relies on the spirit and merits of its actors and crew.
Andrew Daley
Chan demonstrates his perennial physicality, but it is hard to tell why Cusack and Brody became involved in a project where their acting talents are so forcibly stifled by an underdeveloped, porous script that is riddled with clichés. Apr 8, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Chan demonstrates his perennial physicality, but it is hard to tell why Cusack and Brody became involved in a project where their acting talents are so forcibly stifled by an underdeveloped, porous script that is riddled with clichés.
Matthew Anderson
[Dragon Blade is] a compact epic that espouses peace and interracial/international harmony while engaging in enormous amounts of blade-wielding, butt-kicking and blowing stuff up. It's kind of wonderful in an insane way. Dec 14, 2018 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
[Dragon Blade is] a compact epic that espouses peace and interracial/international harmony while engaging in enormous amounts of blade-wielding, butt-kicking and blowing stuff up. It's kind of wonderful in an insane way.
Abbie Bernstein
Dragon Blade feels like a dispiriting way for even seasoned bargain-bin trawlers to be seeing in the New Year. Dec 13, 2016 | Full Review…
Dragon Blade feels like a dispiriting way for even seasoned bargain-bin trawlers to be seeing in the New Year.
Mike McCahill
Botched promise abounds, starting with the wasted potential of John Cusack's Roman and Jackie Chan's Chinese guard uniting against Brody's evil Tiberius. Dec 12, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Botched promise abounds, starting with the wasted potential of John Cusack's Roman and Jackie Chan's Chinese guard uniting against Brody's evil Tiberius.
Kevin Harley
Dragon Blade offers a daftly entertaining throwback to historical epics of the 1960s. Jan 18, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Dragon Blade offers a daftly entertaining throwback to historical epics of the 1960s.
Allan Hunter
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