True Legend
Indomina Releasing | Release Date: May 13, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostV.A. MusettoMay 13, 2011
If action's your thing, then the Chinese-Hong Kong martial-arts epic True Legend is your movie. Read full review
70
MovielineMichelle OrangeMay 12, 2011
Watching True Legend, a wuxia film crossed with classic vaudeville, it's hard to figure out who's borrowing from whom anymore. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick SchagerMay 10, 2011
In countless over-the-top set pieces, Yuen delivers striking combat clarity without sacrificing the visceral editing and crazy digital effects of modern bloodbaths. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMay 12, 2011
There is no question that Yuen Woo-ping is a master of his craft, but True Legend leaves doubt as to his mastery of the art of storytelling. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayMay 12, 2011
True Legend's heart is in the right place. It's just the body that's weary. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineVadim RizovMay 13, 2011
Bridged by rude comedy familiar to veteran viewers of Hong Kong martial arts cinema, True Legend is refreshingly unpretentious in comparison to the pompous nationalism of recent Chinese war spectacles like "The Warring States." Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenMay 13, 2011
A hodgepodge of styles, True Legend works best as a freewheeling showcase for Yuen's dazzling fight sequences above any sort of cogent storytelling. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleMay 12, 2011
After a stirring opening battle, however, the fights in True Legend become pretty routine. And beyond some lovely mountain scenery and a tiny cameo by a radiant Michelle Yeoh, there isn't much else to look at. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearMay 10, 2011
Whereas Yuen's speciality has always been gonzo, gravity-defying spectacles, now he's spiced his set pieces with plasticine computer-generated flourishes-effectively puncturing the inventive, handmade charm and fluid flurries of artistry that made his classic fight scenes so thrilling. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubMay 12, 2011
The story is painfully simplistic, and it becomes quickly apparent that the narrative is a crude cement to hold together the carnage. Read full review
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