When Jang becomes the world’s greatest swordsman, and makes the choice to spare the life of the last remaining member of a warring clan – a baby girl – he climbs to the top of his own clan’s hit list. Fleeing to Lode (Paris of the West) he and the baby settle into a quiet life among the town folk. But Lynn, a girl with her own tragic past, won’t let him for get his, and when the man who killed her entire family and left her for dead returns, he’ll reveal himself by saving her.
My Thoughts:
This movie feels a little as though someone threw Bunraku, Sukiyaki Western Django, and Crouching Tiger into a blender and this is what they came back with. As I like all three of those films, I enjoy this one as well, and it’s different enough in plot that I don’t mind the other similarities.
I appreciate that – with the exception of Jang, his master, and the previous “Greatest swordsman in the world” all of the other clan members are faceless. I enjoy thinking of them as one giant entity that has only a few distinct individuals.
I know why he’s leaving the kid with Lynn… but at the same time that’s kind of a crappy end for her. “Hey, I’m leaving now. You don’t get to come with me and oh, take care of this baby.” I realize, sure she kind of owes him… but at the same time…
The colonel seems to really enjoy torso shots.
Run Time: 100 Minutes
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