14 Blades (2010) Movie Review
Action megastar Donnie Yen adds yet another notch to his ever growing belt with “14 Blades”, the latest wuxia epic from director Daniel Lee, recently responsible for another period set blockbuster in “Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon”. In addition to Yen, the film has a mightily impressive supporting cast that includes Vicki Zhao (“Red Cliff”), Taiwanese pop idol Wu Chun (“Butterfly Lovers”), Kate Tsui (recent winner of Best New Performer at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the Milkyway production “Eye in the Sky”), and Singaporean actor Qi Yuwu (“Painted Skin”), with special appearances from genre legends Sammo Hung, Wu Ma and Shaw Brothers favourite Chen Kuan Tai. The film was a smash hit with both the public and the critics, being the top grossing film of the 2010 Chinese New Year holidays, and being nominated for Best Action Choreography and Best Sound Design at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Set towards the end of the Ming Dynasty, [...]