The Promise
The Promise

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When the world was young, laid a Kingdom between the Land of Snow and the Barbarian Territory where gods and men lived side by side and promises were lies. When the poor and starving orphaned girl Qingcheng meets the Goddess Manshen, she accepts to become the wealthy beauty of beauties with the curse that she would lose every man she loves, unless three things happen: snow falls in the spring, time moves backwards and the dead comes back to life. Years later, the slave Kunlun... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Promise:

Cecilia Cheung
Liu Ye
Chen Hong
Cheng Qian
Jang Dong-gun
Hiroyuki Sanada

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When the world was young, laid a Kingdom between the Land of Snow and the Barbarian Territory where gods and men lived side by side and promises were lies. When the poor and starving orphaned girl Qingcheng meets the Goddess Manshen, she accepts to become the wealthy beauty of beauties with the curse that she would lose every man she loves, unless three things happen: snow falls in the spring, time moves backwards and the dead comes back to life. Years later, the slave Kunlun helps the Great General Master of the Crimson Armor Guangming to defeat a barbarian army with almost seven times more warriors, and Kunlun becomes his slave. When Guangming is wounded, he asks Kunlun to wear his armor and save the king from the cruel Duke of the North Wuhuan that put the Imperial City under siege with his army. However, Kunlun kills the king to save Princess Qingcheng and promises her to never let her die. Princess Qingcheng falls in love for the man of the crimson armor that she believes is General Guangming. When Snow Wolf saves Kunlun and brings him to the Land of Snow, he recollects his childhood when his mother and sister were killed by the evil Wuhuan. Kunlun decides to return to the Kingdom to face Wuhuan and fight for his love.

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The A.V. Club - 10/10 by Tasha RobinsonFor Kaige, The Promise can't exactly be called a return to form--it's more a return to "Hero" and "House Of Flying Daggers" director Zhang Yimou's form. Either way, it's still glorious.
Los Angeles Times - 9/10 by Kevin ThomasChen's masterful, deeply perceptive direction of his superb cast is equaled by the film's luminous cinematography, rich yet spare and stylized production and costume design, and rousing score.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - 8/10 by Rick GroenIn keeping with that home-team tradition, The Promise lives up to the title --it really delivers the eye-popping goods.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 8/10 by Steven ReaWhether or not the story makes any sense, The Promise promises to transport - and does.
New York Magazine (Vulture) - 8/10 by David EdelsteinI found The Promise pretty hard to resist. A heady blend of swordplay, somersaults, fairy-tale romance, and computer-generated whoosh.
L.A. Weekly - 7/10 by F. X. FeeneySome critics are badly selling the film short, when the story it tells, measured strictly in terms of emotional power and overall fun, is as moving and pleasurable as any matinee item by Ford, Hawks or Raoul Walsh.
Chicago Reader - 7/10 by Jonathan RosenbaumChen Kaige clearly intended this Chinese fantasy-action spectacle to top Zhang Yimou's "Hero," and I must admit that I prefer it to the earlier movie: the digital effects are sometimes excessive, yet Chen's story of a loyal slave, his master, and a wealthy, seemingly doomed princess is more affecting, especially in the closing stretch.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 7/10 by Sean AxmakerLike many of Chen's movies, which are so precise and composed and lush, it's not really emotionally engaging. It is, however, a dazzling and dynamic spectacle that risks being ridiculous to create an unreal world of the romantic imagination.
Portland Oregonian - 6/10 by Shawn LevySumptuous and beautiful and as silly as a sack of nose glasses.
The New York Times - 6/10 by Dana StevensThe Promise occupies a curious landscape somewhere between opera and cartoon.

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