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Shin Hyun-Joon,
Shin Hyun-Joon
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: Not Rated
: Tai Seng
: Foreign, Korea
: 117 min.
: Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin
: English, Mandarin
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Hong Kong martial arts filmmaker Kim Yeong-jun directs the romantic adventure Bicheon Mu, based on the manga by Korean writer Kim Hye-rin. Shot in China and set in 1343, the story involves the love affair between orphan Jin-ha (Shin Hyeon-jun) and the general's daughter, Sullie (Kim Heui-seon). After learning that Jin-ha has been killed in battle, she appeases her father and marries Mongol Nam-gung Jun-kwang (Jeong Jin-yeong). Jin-ha gets better, learns about his heritage, and leads a team of sword-wielding warriors. Ten years later, the lovers are reunited. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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| Could have been *the* Martial Arts Epic
by kamapuaa
November 30, 2003 - 11:21 PM PST
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1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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The movie gets off to a great start - after the first half hour, I was thinking it was the best martial arts epic ever. The elements are there - great wire-fu swordfighting, memorable villians, Oedipal conflicts, courtroom intrigue, truly excellent settings & costuming, secret martial arts styles, and so forth.
Suddenly, though, the movie falls apart. Plot points, and characters, are brought up and immediately dropped. The always excellent martial arts battles are of no real importance - the actual winner is repeatedly determined by sneak attacks that come out of nowhere. The plot gets more and more melodramatic, to the point that the final scene has people all heppending to meet at one random point in the woods for no apparent reason, just so nobody misses out. The lead actors, throughout the film, are as sullen as the actors in the latest Star Wars films.
This was still a fun movie with some great scenes. However, you can't help but wish it had been able to keep up its opening pace. |
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