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
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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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
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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
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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
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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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