Fresh
Amounts to a lavishly mounted series of airborne sword fights - each one more spectacular (and silly) than the last ...
Guy Lodge, Time Out
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Jet Li and Tsui Hark are back together.
2011 · 2h 5m
Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Tsui Hark
Overview
Three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure hunters by night. The inn is the rumoured location of a lost city buried under the desert, and its hidden treasure would only be revealed by a gigantic storm every 60 years. The gang used the inn as a front to locate the lost treasure.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
For followers of wuxia films, the epic Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is a godsend...But the convoluted storyline...blunts the appeal for anyone who's not a fan.
Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Fresh
The plot is secondary. "Flying Swords" is to be seen for its eye-popping action.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
"Flying Swords" is a chunky spectacle, to be sure - overstuffed with plot and characters - but at times, it's an insanely entertaining one.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
While the attractive performers and the action set pieces, including fights inside a sand tornado and around a spider's web of razor wire, are enough to carry you through the film, "Flying Swords" is a bit of a letdown ...
Mike Hale, New York Times
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