Empire Of Assassins (2011/Lionsgate DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: B- Extras: D Feature: C+
After the
murder of his family, one man seeks justice and vengeance against the royal
family, but turns out he must face is his long lost brother, now two brothers
unknown to each other must fight to the death. As fate separated them long ago, they are
united once again as the truth begins to surface can he fight his own flesh and
blood? This is Min Tse
in Empire Of
Assassins.
A lone martial artist wishes to kill the Emperor who ordered the assassination
of his family long ago. Standing between
him and the Emperor is his army and his general, unfortunately the Emperor's
general is actually his brother, not to mention the Emperor's daughter, the
princess is in love with him. Now caught
between his desire for revenge, finding his long lost brother and for the
princess that loves him, can he take his revenge?
This was film was just one fight scene after another. While the actors, costume, setting and kung-fu
were all decent, it just seemed like they took a Chinese kung-fu soap
opera, took all the major fight scenes and rolled it into one single movie. Forget the story or even the character
development, if you just want to watch martial arts fighting with no plot then
this film is for you.
- Ricky Chiang
