14 Blades

Synopsis: During the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of China possessed one weapon greater than all others, the Imperial Guards, an elite force of assassins recruited from street orphans. Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Imperial Guards were masters of the 14 Blades, eight being for torture, five for killing and the last blade reserved for suicide when a mission failed. Above the law, with a license to kill, the Imperial Guards devoted their lives to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch Jia, the best of the Imperial Guards, Qinglong (Yen) and Xuanwu, are assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Qinglong, the Imperial Guards have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Qinglong is betrayed by Xuanwu. Now as the most wanted man in the land, Qinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. [Source: Yahoo! Singapore Movies]
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The overall movie can be considered to be average, if not for the wrong choice of casts: Qi Yuwu as the villain, and 吴尊 as the 沙漠判官. Seriously, Qi is too void of expression and he doesn't come anywhere close to be the ruthless villain character in the movie. For 吴尊, besides acting cool, he totally cannot act! The way that he speaks is also totally comical in the movie. I almost die out laughing every time he speaks with his slang, and believe me, it is a torture. One more point, I wonder if the producer can come out with a more creative name besides 脱脱？I know its her special skills, but then, put her skill as her name?? Out....
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Rate: 4/10