Rotten
The lack of rip-roaring martial arts or even a half-decent storyline will leave genre aficionados feeling short-changed.
Maggie Lee, Variety
The Guillotines
Forced to execute.
2012 · 1h 53m · R
Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Directed by
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Overview
In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.
Director and cast
- Andrew Lau Wai-keung Director
- Huang Xiaoming as Tianlang / Wolf
- Ethan Juan as Nala Leng / Wang Le
- Yue Man-lok as Haidu
- Chris Lee Yuchun as Guaerjia Musen
- Jing Boran as Houjia Shisan
- Purba Rgyal as Chentai
- Wen Zhang as Qianlong Emperor
- Zhou Yiwei as Buka
- Jimmy Wang Yu as Gonge
- Andrew Lau Wai-keung as Yongzheng Emperor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
25%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The plot is of little importance - the spectacular action and gorgeous landscapes and costumes are what matter.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten
The blades fly as do the heads, but the movie remains disappointingly aground.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Rotten
The Guillotines expends most of its energy in its first 30 minutes, leaving the audience with roughly 90 minutes of soapy Qing Dynasty fan fiction.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club
Rotten
A historical action epic set during the Qing dynasty that amounts to a bait-and-switch for wuxia fans stoked for steel-meets-flesh mayhem.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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