Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny


Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Overview:

A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

Votes 166 (5.9/10)

Runtime: 103 minutes

Release Date 2016-02-18

Budget: $20,000,000.00

Tagline: The past returns with a vengeance.

Production company:

  • The Weinstein Company
  • Yucaipa Films
  • Pegasus Taihe Entertainment

Production country:

  • China

Genres:

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Drama

Trailer

Further Information

Yu Shu Lien
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh
Silent Wolf
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen
Hades Dai
Jason Scott Lee
Jason Scott Lee
Snow Vase
Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Wei Fang
Harry Shum Jr.
Harry Shum Jr.
Blind Enchantress
Eugenia Yuan
Eugenia Yuan
Iron Crow
Roger Yuan
Roger Yuan
Flying Blade
Chris Pang
Chris Pang
Silver Dart Shi
JuJu Chan
JuJu Chan
Thunder Fist
Woon Young Park
Woon Young Park
Turtle Ma
Darryl Quon
Darryl Quon
Mantis
Veronica Ngo
Veronica Ngo
Han Mei
Shuya Chang
Shuya Chang
Black Tiger
Andrew Stehlin
Andrew Stehlin
Director
Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping
Writer
John Fusco
John Fusco
Producer
Bey Logan
Bey Logan
Original Music Composer
Carlo Siliotto
Carlo Siliotto
Book
Du Lu Wang
Du Lu Wang
Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Jeff Betancourt
Jeff Betancourt
Executive Producer
Ralph Winter
Ralph Winter
Executive Producer
Anthony Wong Wing-Fai
Anthony Wong Wing-Fai
Producer
David Thwaites
David Thwaites
Co-Producer
Charlie Nguyễn
Charlie Nguyễn
Director of Photography
Newton Thomas Sigel
Newton Thomas Sigel
Original Music Composer
Shigeru Umebayashi
Shigeru Umebayashi
Editor
Jeff Betancourt
Jeff Betancourt
Production Design
Grant Major
Grant Major

Per Gunnar Jonsson

I had no idea what this movie was about when I sat down to watch it on Netflix yesterday. I certainly had not watched its predecessor which, as I discovered afterwards, seems to have received quite high ratings. To me this was a fairly decent movie quite adequate for a little Monday evening TV session. I would probably have been a wee bit disappointed if I had spent money and effort to see it in a movie theater though. I did like the overall story and the cinematography. It did feel quite a bit like a old western in Asian setting. Make the sword a shipment of gold, the setting in the old west, add the hero and the gang of good guys with pistols instead of swords, do not forget the bad guy with his cronies and you have a good old fashioned Western. That is not really bad thing as far as I am concerned. The Asian setting and the Asian honor culture adds a lot of elegance to the movie. The story is plain and simple with few surprises. As tradition dictates there is plenty of Asian martial arts going on. The fights are a little on the slow side and clearly intended for a rather low content rating. You never see anyone get really hurt. Sure people die but the deaths are quite bloodless. Personally I would have preferred a bit more hard hitting action. The fights almost became a bit comical at times. I would say that the characters are okay. Not the best actors I have seen but I found them to be adequate. I did like the good guys. The bad guy could have done with a bit more charisma and the witch or whatever she was supposed to be felt underwhelming and underdeveloped. One thing that annoyed me was this unrealistic flying around by some of the characters. Sure, it looked somewhat cool and very elegant but come on! Suddenly it appeared like the character became weightless and just floated through the air. Not very convincing. On the whole I did enjoy the movie but, as I indicated above, it was not really a wow kind of movie. I have actually added the predecessor to my shopping list since that one got so good reviews. Speaking of reviews, on all the review sites I have looked this movie gets a rating of about 6 out of 10. Of course one site just had to stand out. Rotten Tomates! Their so called “critics” gave it a rotten rating with an abysmal score of 19%. What the f…? I know those self appointed “art” critics are too full of themselves to be taken seriously but that is a new low. Anyway, end of rant!

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