
Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.... (Full plot summary below)
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Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.
Leave your thoughts about Reign of Assassins.
| Empire MagazineOwen WilliamsCome for the crunching fight sequences and balletic wire-fu, stay for some surprisingly affecting character moments. |
| Total FilmStephen KellyThis is fun and well-paced with fight sequences that, while not exactly screaming "Woo", still manage to dance off the screen. |
| ViewLondonJennifer TateAlthough it drags on a little too long, this Chinese martial arts flick is thoroughly entertaining, thanks to its even pace, strong performances and impressive choreography. |
| The ListEddie HarrisonThere's little about Chao-Bin's other work to suggest the splendidly choreographed ballets of swordplay that feature here, with Woo's dexterous hand obvious in the fight scenes. |
| Cinema AutopsyThomas CaldwellReign of Assassins offers plenty of exciting sequences, but it frustratingly never fully delivers what it promises to. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchAfter a decent enough opening it becomes a fairly ordinary affair, the principal attraction residing in the heroine's weirdly flexible sword. |
| Eye for FilmAnton Bitelthe film uses its wire-fu trappings to allegorise Buddhist notions of self-transformation in a world of illusions. Throw in some inventive chopsocky tempered by romance, and you have a fatalistic wuxia about the martial pursuit of a "normal life". |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterThe flashing blades and swirling choreography of the endless fight scenes and the charisma of Yeoh keep you engaged but the end result falls far short of her Crouching Tiger triumph a decade ago. |
| User ReviewBenjamin CMichelle Yeoh + Jung Woo-sung + Su Chao-Bin & John Woo = movie magic! |
| User ReviewDeadly VA classic entry into the 'wuxia' genre, this martial-arts epic delivers an experience both thrilling and poignant. |