Long men fei jia 2011

Mike Hale, New York Times: While the attractive performers and the action set pieces, including fights inside a sand tornado and around a spider's web of razor wire, are enough to carry you through the film, "Flying Swords" is a bit of a letdown ... Read more

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: IMAX 3D turns a slightly above-average "wuxia" ("martial hero" action thriller) into an epic extravaganza. Read more

Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com: For followers of wuxia films, the epic Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is a godsend...But the convoluted storyline...blunts the appeal for anyone who's not a fan. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: "Flying Swords" is a chunky spectacle, to be sure - overstuffed with plot and characters - but at times, it's an insanely entertaining one. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, NPR: The trick is to let yourself swoon into the picture's visual embrace and not get too hung up on its myriad sticky plot points. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: At least it's all a feast for the eyes. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: The plot is secondary. "Flying Swords" is to be seen for its eye-popping action. Read more

Guy Lodge, Time Out: Amounts to a lavishly mounted series of airborne sword fights - each one more spectacular (and silly) than the last ... Read more

Richard Kuipers, Variety: The 3D is terrific in Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, but helmer Tsui Hark's costume actioner -- the first Chinese-lingo movie shown in the stereoscopic Imax format -- is let down by two-dimensional characters. Read more

Simon Abrams, Village Voice: Flying Swords might not live up to the promise of Detective Dee, Hark's recent comeback, but it does deliver frequently and always when it counts most. Read more