| Wong Jing was enjoying financial success during the new wave martial arts movies in the 90s but this Wuxia starring Aaron Kwok flopped at the time of release. Not that Wong Jing's efforts deserves any kind of recognition here though. The cinematography on occasion shines but whenever Wong is in charge of the narrative, the movie sinks as he relies on his usual tiring comedic shtick that for once even the Hong Kong audience didn't want. What makes The Legend Of The Liquid Sword a passable time sporadically is Lau Shung Fung's action directing that comes out on par with most of what you saw during the time and that's not a bad thing. Too bad at 83 minutes, the film is still a chore to get through. Chingmy Yau, Derek Wan, Anita Yuen, Gloria Yip, Norman Chu, Julian Cheung, Gordon Lau and Cheung Man also appear. |
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