Rotten
Delicately rendered, if full of pretty banal sentiments, the film's softer central section is a necessary counterweight to the other two acts, which are largely shot in an oppressive blue filter.
Derek Elley, Variety
The Princess Blade
2001 · 1h 35m · R
Action, Science Fiction
Directed by
Shinsuke Sato
Overview
Raised by assassins, Yuki is the last of the Takemikazuchi royal bloodline. A deadly weapon in her own right, she learns the gruesome truth about the death of her beloved mother and joins forces with a mysterious rebel leader.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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57%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[Yumiko Shaku] doesn't project the confidence or menace that the role requires. Trying to pass her off as a stone-cold assassin is like casting Britney Spears as Marie Curie -- it just doesn't jibe.
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
Its corny streak brings the movie too close to cut-rate Chinese Opera epics than should be allowed.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh
Great movie, mediocre script.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
The cast, in its quiet, iconic way, is superb.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
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