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Reign of Assassins (15)

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Drizzle/Zeng Jing tries to start a new life after she had betrayed her gang and hid the remains of monk.


The critical consensus

Yeoh projects vulnerability and inner strength in equal measure; romance duly blossoms, tension builds, and explosions of acrobatic action resolve all issues with a deft bend of a sword.

***(*)(*)Eddie Harrison, The List, 11/02/2013

Yeoh's presence is a boon, but a far-fetched plot about sacred corpses and body regeneration tests one's indulgence.

**(*)(*)(*)Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 14/02/2013

It has its moments of interest, but the narrative, direction and fight choreography all look a bit samey.

**(*)(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 14/02/2013

It's no Crouching Tiger, but nonetheless Woo and Chao-pin make a formidable combo.

***(*)(*)Chris Blohm, Little White Lies, 14/02/2013

Come for the crunching fight sequences and balletic wire-fu, stay for some surprisingly affecting character moments.

****(*)Owen Williams, Empire Online, 14/02/2013

After a decent enough opening it becomes a fairly ordinary affair, the principal attraction residing in the heroine's weirdly flexible sword.

Philip French, The Observer, 17/02/2013

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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