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The visual splendor of the movie makes up for the weak story.
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A dazzler -- and almost as exciting as its title promises. Jan 14, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
A dazzler -- and almost as exciting as its title promises.
Roger Moore
One of the most visually astonishing martial-arts fantasies ever made. Jan 14, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/4
One of the most visually astonishing martial-arts fantasies ever made.
Rene Rodriguez
About as viscerally and visually exciting as film can get, and yet it is also fully, ripely romantic in a way that few modern films would dare. Jan 14, 2005 | Rating: A
About as viscerally and visually exciting as film can get, and yet it is also fully, ripely romantic in a way that few modern films would dare.
Tom Long
As stunning as it is, it also serves notice that House of Flying Daggers will have none of the complexities of Hero. Jan 14, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
As stunning as it is, it also serves notice that House of Flying Daggers will have none of the complexities of Hero.
Zhang proves that Hero was no accident with House of Flying Daggers, another Chinese period piece resplendent with a dazzling palette and soaring, ambitious fight sequences. Jan 13, 2005 | Rating: 4.5/5
Zhang proves that Hero was no accident with House of Flying Daggers, another Chinese period piece resplendent with a dazzling palette and soaring, ambitious fight sequences.
Bill Muller
An intoxicating cocktail of splendid visuals, spectacular action, state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery and some old-fashioned swashbuckling worthy of Hollywood's Golden Age. Jan 13, 2005 | Rating: A-
An intoxicating cocktail of splendid visuals, spectacular action, state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery and some old-fashioned swashbuckling worthy of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Eleanor Ringel Cater
Though occasionally overwrought, peerless sequences, such as the sublime flight through a bamboo forest, ensure House Of Flying Daggers is a work of real beauty. Nov 7, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
Though occasionally overwrought, peerless sequences, such as the sublime flight through a bamboo forest, ensure House Of Flying Daggers is a work of real beauty.
Luke Goodsell
Gorgeous, but also very violent. Dec 24, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Gorgeous, but also very violent.
Nell Minow
The studied, artistic affectations may prevent this Mandarin-language art house effort from being as kinetically potent as the films it emulates, but it more than compensates by offering up deeply felt emotions played out on a grand scale more than adequa Jul 4, 2008 | Full Review…
The studied, artistic affectations may prevent this Mandarin-language art house effort from being as kinetically potent as the films it emulates, but it more than compensates by offering up deeply felt emotions played out on a grand scale more than adequa
Steve Biodrowski
A gorgeous film in all respects, both accessible and artistically satisfying. Excellent. Jun 21, 2007 | Rating: A+ | Full Review…
A gorgeous film in all respects, both accessible and artistically satisfying. Excellent.
Jason Gorber
Moments of astonishing greatness followed by yawn-inducing romance. Jan 10, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Moments of astonishing greatness followed by yawn-inducing romance.
Oz
Though it's full of action and suspense, House of Flying Daggers lacks the reverberations of Hero's plot. Sep 16, 2005 | Full Review…
Though it's full of action and suspense, House of Flying Daggers lacks the reverberations of Hero's plot.
Jeremy C. Fox
A provincial guardsman goes undercover and breaks a blind swordswoman out of prison to discover the location of a secret society of rebellious assassins. Zhang Yimou's follow up to Hero is a similarly stunning combination of artistic visuals and beautifully choreographed martial arts, but this time he throws an epic story of unrequited love into the mix. The story's format is another favourite of Chinese cinema, that of the undercover cop with divided loyalties, but blended with mythical fantasy and star crossed lovers it plays out almost like The Departed crossed with Romeo And Juliet. This makes for a more complex character dynamic than that of Hero and therefore a more engaging story, although it does suffer similarly to the previous film in that it can feel like the plot is just a series of excuses for yet another visually glorious set piece. For that reason Zhang is probably once again guilty of style over substance, but what style it is. Addendum: I cannot recommend the Blu Ray release as the picture quality is little better than the DVD, which is a real shame considering the sheer visual beauty of the film.
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House Of Flying Daggers is an exquisite and pleasant barrage of colors, music, martial arts, history, and culture underlined by romance and mystery. Creative fight choreography. Splendid photography. Artful cinematography.
really pretty crappy, I thought
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