Metacritic Movie Ratings
Red Cliff Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 90

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The immensity encompasses such variety, subtlety and intimacy that you may find yourself yearning for more.

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• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The spectacular battle scenes are the engorged heart of the delirious adventure. But Woo also gets maximum romantic value from Tony Leung as a war hero married to Chiling Lin as the tea-pouring beauty.

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• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyDerek Elley

  Balances character, grit, spectacle and visceral action in a meaty, dramatically satisfying pie that delivers on the hype and will surprise many who felt the Hong Kong helmer progressively lost his mojo during his long years stateside.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Returning to his roots after a stint in Hollywood, Woo has made the most expensive film in mainland Chinese history, a pleasantly traditional picture that marks a new direction for one of the world's premier action maestros.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York Times

  While handsome and intelligent and perfectly easy to sit through, never really approaches the visceral tug of Mr. Woo's Hong Kong hits.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  A prelude that provides the beams and columns for the narrative framework, but with a few decisive and spot-on action spectacles, it sufficiently kindles expectations for the climactic clash in Part 2.

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