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| “Two Assassins of Darkness” is a solid movie mostly because of its great plot that has lots of plot twists and turns. Surprisingly, for an independent fu flick of the ‘Golden Age’, “Two Assassins of Darkness” is very well acted too. Chang Yi and Don Wang Tao play the two main leads, with Yi carrying a majority of the plot for the first half of the movie and Wang Tao carrying the latter half until the finale. Yi plays a very convincing heartless killer who gains a moment of redemption in falling for the girl but ultimately growing cold of heart again when he is part of the cause of her death. Wang Tao plays the ‘second assassin’ but he’s not as cold in his approach to the character and is thus not as convincing as a killer per se. Having said that, both display their considerable on-screen fu skills to carry the action scenes. While the fights are not constant, nor as plentiful as in many other fu flicks of this era, the story and acting (even with the English dub) is more than engaging enough to keep ones interest. Moreover, when fights do take place they are generally well done, and as already mentioned Wang Tao and Yi are very impressive, as is the main female character. This is a solid 4.5 star movie all around. |
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Very entertaing flick right here. Chang Yi is cool as hell here. Wang Tao is great as usual too. Great hand to hand battles here. If you're a fan of Chang Yi or Wong Tao you will definitely appreciate "Two Assassins Of Darkness". | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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Great cast and well-done suspense, should have been a top-notch fu flick--had everything going for it apart from the most crucial factor: choreography (for me anyway). This almost destroyed the movie for me. The fight scenes were shockingly weak for a movie starring Wang Tao and Chang Yi (who have fought against each other countless times in countless other movies). Don't get me wrong, it's still a good flick for the acting; but if you only like fu flicks for--well--fu, then you might just want to rent this. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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Not what I was expecting from Wang Tao or Chang Yi. Not a bad movie, but with these two stars in it I expected a whole lot more. This was just okay. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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For a movie that has two stars as great as the great Don Wang Tao and Chang Yu, it sure fell short on the well-anticipated kung fu action this movie SHOULD have had. But as a Wang Tao fan, I'll take whatever he's in, just like the great Tan Tao-Liang--no matter how disappointing the movie(s)... | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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This is a fairly entertaining martial arts movie, where the unwinding plot is as important, if not more so, than the actual action scenes.
Chang Yi and Wong Tao, the male leads, play ruthless assassins for hire who cross paths, seemingly working for the same boss pulling strings behind the scenes, and yet seemingly set to oppose each other.
Ultimately, it will be revealed they are pawns in a complex plot of revenge and deception, and it certainly kept me hooked trying to figure who's supposed to be the "bad guy."
The fight scenes are not bad, although some tend to look a bit slow, nor do they utilize any fanciful styles with colorful names. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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