2011 · martial arts · action · historical
The Sword Identity
Directed by Xu Haofeng1h 50m2011
During the Ming Dynasty one man will request a competition when his weapon is rejected. After a series of fights he is determined to prove his sword is invincible.
Our read: The Sword Identity (2011) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive martial arts · action · historical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured martial arts / action, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- inventive
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