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Legendary Assassin (2008)
Directed by Wu Jing, Nicky Li Chung-Chi
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Overview
An assassin who is fresh from his latest kill becomes stranded in an island, when he inadvertently befriends a female police officer. As the night progresses, the unspoken truth honored by the two sides of the law is broken. After the remains of a body that belonged to a drug lord and syndicate crime leader are found, chaos ensues and criminals ravage the once peaceful streets in a race against time to find the mysterious murderer that’s loose and out for blood.
Rated R | Length 89 minutes
Actors
Wu Jing | Celina Jade | Noriko Aoyama | Alex Fong Lik-Sun | Ronald Cheng | Sammy Leung | Hui Siu-Hung | Lam Suet | Mark Cheng | Ken Lo | Tenky Tin Kai-Man | Kara Hui | Kou Zhan Wen | Zhang Chi | Xueliang Zhu | Dang Shan-Peng | Chan Siu-Wah | Chan Tat-Kwong | Tang Tai-Wo | Lam Yat-Biu | Mak Chi-Wai | Li Yang | Sam Kai-Sen Huang | Terry Lee Ji-Ming | Chan Wing-Kuen | Ho Yat-Wah | Shek Chi-Wing | Mark Cheung Yiu-Fai | Tam Kon-Chung | Heaven Ho Yat-Wah | Jiang Baocheng | Chen Xinqiang | Jamie Wong Ching-Mei | Leo Lai Ping-Kuen | Ng Pok-Yee | Hau Woon-Ling | Tam Tin-Bo | Alex Lee Yip-Kin | Lai Chi-Wai | Chin Yiu-Wing | Leung Han-Yuan | Cheung Kwok-Hung | Chow Man-Wai | Ng Hau-Yiu | Siu Yin-Ming
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Oh Legendary Assassin, I wanted to love you like a good throwback ‘80s era Hong Kong action flick, but you weren’t committed enough.
The martial arts action is pretty decent, though the end battle royale suffers from the Matrix effect where the director thought adding huge amounts of enemies would make it more epic. Instead it buries the action in a sea of mediocrity. I’d rather have seen the protagonist tee off on a half dozen or so henchmen in some well choreographed scenes than to see him mow down black-clad baddies like he was cutting grass. Just didn’t work well for me.
There’s also a lot of frivolous, semi-comedic crap that passes for story in-between the action set pieces. It was poorly timed and didn’t fit very well.
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