Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: February 26, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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67
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyFeb 26, 2016
It’s a shame the rest of the soap-opera story doesn’t measure up to its stunts. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloFeb 26, 2016
Anyone merely hoping for more gravity-defying fight sequences will be reasonably satisfied by Sword Of Destiny, which chugs along amiably enough and never goes very long without a skirmish of some sort. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenFeb 26, 2016
Sword of Destiny has an appealingly inventive, unruly genre party streak running down its figurative back. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoFeb 26, 2016
A well-made, confident piece of entertainment that lacks the poetry and nuance of the first film and gets less interesting as its narrative thinness is revealed but never feels like something that’s being phoned in to make a quick buck. Read full review
56
The VergeTasha RobinsonMar 2, 2016
It's a little unfair to any sequel to use its predecessor as a yardstick rather than considering it on its own merit, but in this case, it's impossible to put the original movie aside. Not just because of the title, but because Sword Of Destiny mimics its predecessor in so many clear and frustrating ways. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 2, 2016
While it’s wonderful to see Michelle Yeoh return as Yu Shu-Lien and there are a few moments of soaring majesty, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is an unnecessary and underwhelming experience that plays like a B-movie knockoff/follow-up of the original. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreMar 1, 2016
If the only martial arts movies you’re seeing are “Crouching Tiger” pictures, it’s good to know that they’re keeping up with the state of the art, even if they’re not actually inventing it. Read full review
50
The Film StageDan MeccaMar 1, 2016
Like so many too-late sequels, the film — directed by the first film’s action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping — rides on waves of nostalgia and little else. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshFeb 26, 2016
There are a few inventive battles on a frozen pond and atop the tiled roof of a temple, but they are so CGI-enhanced as to seem cartoonish, not marvelous. Read full review
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The GuardianJordan HoffmanFeb 26, 2016
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny isn’t so much a continuation as a Xerox copy with cheap toner. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterElizabeth KerrFeb 23, 2016
The emotional connective tissue that made Lee’s film so poetic, romantic, tragic and thrilling is missing here, reducing Sword of Destiny to a series of loosely related fight sequences and gauzy, overwrought flashbacks. Read full review
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VarietyJustin ChangFeb 29, 2016
Trading on the pedigree of Ang Lee’s 2000 Oscar winner but capturing none of its soulful poetry, this martial-arts mediocrity has airborne warriors aplenty but remains a dispiritingly leaden affair with its mechanical storytelling, purely functional action sequences and clunky English-language performances. Read full review
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Screen DailyJames MarshFeb 9, 2016
Clocking in at just 96 minutes, Sword of Destiny feels heavily truncated, lacking in narrative substance. Scant characterisation and timid action choreography don’t help matters, while an over-reliance on simple sets and CGI landscapes mean Grant Major’s (The Lord of the Rings) production design lacks the resonance of the previous film. Read full review
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