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Good start, but then it gets ruined

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Plot Summary:Donnie Yen is living in a small village working for a paper mill. One day two notorious thieves show up to rob the place, and Donnie Yen ends up killing them. This prompts an investigation led by Kaneshiro, a detective whom doesn't emphasize with humanity and suppresses his feelings through acupuncture.After days of digging Kaneshiro dicovers Donnie Yen is from a family of assassins called 72 Dragons, and is wanted for the murder of a butcher's family. Donnie en has been in hiding for 10 years and has settled down with married life. But after rumors spread of his resurgance, the 72 Dragons want their son back.Because the Detective put both his family and the village in danger, he decides to help Donnie Yen capture the Dragons. They have a final showdown inside his village home when they both succeed in taking down the Dragon Leader, Papa Dragon. ---------------------------- Film pays homage to History of Violence, and The One-Armed Swordsman

But when it "kicks" in, then it's more than amazing! Takeshi K. might have the more difficult role to play (though his versatility does allow him to do that), but Donnie Yen might be the real surprise here, going through a range of emotions. It's great seeing him doing those movies, something he might not have been able to do in America (so in a way it's good he stayed where he grew up).Apart from Hollywood calls (or not), this movie does work as a crime movie too. The way it is shot and the voice over (thoughts) from Takeshis character do help. Takeshi is sort of playing the audience watching how everything unfolds. He still has his own back story of course. And he has his own issues. Which makes his character even more intriguing. You want action with a story? Here you go

One of the best modern Wu Xia movies with overwhelming combats and spectacular scenes . Being well set during China's Imperial dynasty , and spectacular and colorfully directed by Peter Chan . It deals with a sinful martial arts expert called Liu Jin-xi (Donnie Yen) wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined Detective called Xu Bai-Jiu (Takeshi Kaneshiro of House of flying daggers) who investigates his dark past and his former master (Wang Yu) . Liu lives almost anonymous until two robbers enter their village to rob a provision store and defends himself and kill them . Later on , the village is attacked and in order to seek vengeance Liu uses his extraordinary martial art skills . This classic Wu Xia flick displays lots of violence , action filled , thrills and fierce combats . This luxurious martial arts film was marvelously filmed with good production design , colorful cinematography and breathtaking scenes . The flick displays lots of violence, action filled , thrills and fierce combats . This is a colourful, China set and quite budget movie ; leave no cliché untouched , though the fighting are magnificently staged . The picture is full of tumultuous sequences with frenetic action , surprises , fierce combats and groundbreaking struggles . Amid the grandeur of the scenarios and impressive fights is developed an intrigue about a villager who bears dark secrets and stubborn Detective exploring his hidden side using C.S.I methods . The picture is starred by three myths of Wu Xia and Chinese martial arts such as Donni Yen who starred "Seven Swords" , ¨Hero¨ , ¨Yip man¨ saga , Takeshi Kaneshiro who acted in ¨Warlord¨ ¨Chungking Express¨, ¨Red Cliff¨ and Wang Yu who starred classic Kung-fu movies for Shaw Brothers as "The Chinese Boxer" , the 1st real movie non-swords, only bare hand and kicks fighting, a new genre in HK action movies , he gained super stardom status as the "One-armed Swordsman" and ¨ Master of flying guillotine¨ ; Wang paved the way for the future Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan for such a genre.The motion picture was compellingly directed by the Chinese Peter Ho-Sun Chan who has established himself firmly as a distinguished filmmaker/producer whose last 4 films have generated millions in China box office . In as early as the nineties, Chan already scored a string of critically acclaimed box office hits, including his award-winning directorial debut ¨Between Hello and Goodbye¨ (1991) and following ¨He's a Women, She's a Man¨ (1994) and ¨Comrades, Almost a Love Story¨ (1997), those produced by his own United Filmmakers Organization (UFO), among which Comrades has won a record 9 Hong Kong Film Awards and was named one of the Ten Best Movies of 1997 by Time Magazine. In 1998, Chan directed his first Hollywood picture ¨The Love Letter¨ for Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks SKG and starred by Spielberg's wife : Kate Capshaw. In 2000, he established Applause Pictures dedicated to quality co-productions aimed at audiences across Asia. In 2005, foreseeing the ever-growing market in China and its fast expanding audiences, Chan decided to take on the China market with the musical extravagance Perhaps Love (2005), Shot entirely on location in Mainland China, it became one of the year's top-grossing films in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and received a record 29 awards. Chan next directed ¨The Warlords¨ (2007) with Takhesi Kaneshiro and produced Derek Yee's ¨Protégé¨ (2007). The two films were the two highest grossing Hong Kong-China co-productions of 2007. And of course , this successful ¨Wu Xia¨ (2011) . Rating : Above average . The motion picture will appeal to Donnie Yen fans , he's a complete show .

Wu Xia (aka Dragon aka Swordsmen) is reminiscent of those classic Shaw Brothers movies that combined brilliant martial arts choreography with compelling characters. The plot is influenced by John Wagner and Vince Locke's graphic novel "A History of Violence" but this is not a remake of Cronenberg's film. With plenty of twists and turns to keep the viewer entertained, Wu Xia is one of the best martial arts films of recent years. Donnie Yen (Hero, Ip Man, Once Upon A Time in China 2) is on top form as a multi-faceted hero with a past. There's a lot of CSI/Sherlock Holmes style narration as the detective, played by Takeshi Kaneshiro ( Red Cliff, Chungking Express, House of Flying Daggers) unravels the identity of the village hero with a past. The dynamic between the rigid detective (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and the reformed criminal turned small town hero (Donnie Yen) is reminiscent of Inspector Javert and Jean Valjean in Les Misrables. Wu Xia is beautifully shot and well acted with great martial arts scenes. For martial arts buffs, Jimmy Wang Yu, star of the 1967 Shaw Brothers classic The One-Armed Swordsman also stars in this movie. Wu Xia (aka Dragon aka Swordsmen) is definitely a movie to add to your Blu-ray/DVD collection.