Bleeding Steel
| Release Date: July 6, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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The Hollywood ReporterClarence TsuiJul 5, 2018
Bleeding Steel is all about old-school thrills, and Zhang has delivered a wide range of them, from cafeteria catfights to expansive pyrotechnics — with not just one but two crotch-kicking gags thrown in for good measure. Read full review
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VarietyMaggie LeeJan 26, 2018
Efficiently directed by Leo Zhang, the film features all the zesty fights, slick effects and goofy slapstick one expects from a Jackie Chan family movie, while glossy production values, a snappy beat and composer Peng Fei’s deafening score mimic that of a Hollywood movie, though the film’s corny cyberpunk pastiche appeals exclusively to kids. Read full review
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The New York TimesGlenn KennyJul 5, 2018
This consistently ridiculous movie, written and directed by Leo Zhang, does offer Jackie Chan mixing it up at a magician’s rehearsal (he pulls a rabbit from a hat) and Jackie Chan kickboxing at the top of the Sydney Opera House. Read full review
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Village VoiceApril WolfeJul 5, 2018
The closest comparison for this film is 2017’s joyfully schlocky Beyond Skyline, though that boasted far more original set pieces. Bleeding Steel seems content to rehash old ones, cutting and pasting Chan into familiar scenes, with the welcome exception of one battle that takes place atop the Sydney Opera House — but I’ll be damned if I could figure out why or how they got there. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsJul 6, 2018
Bleeding Steel is also unfortunately just one film in a string of lackluster globe-trotting action films that struggle to confirm Chan's decades-old self-image as a pop cultural ambassador. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreJun 28, 2018
Slick but cheesy, dubbed, filmed and set in Australia but really for the enormous Chinese film market. And Chan fans will find it memorable for one sequence which shows the 64 year-old can still make a fight funny. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJul 5, 2018
Bleeding Steel is a cartoonishly crazy, completely nonsensical cyberpunk action flick that is torturous to behold, and well below Chan’s caliber. Read full review
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Slant MagazineA.J. SerranoJun 28, 2018
A film so brazen in its desire to reach a wide audience that it plays like a compilation of disparate action set pieces, each shamelessly stolen from successful Hollywood franchises. Read full review
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