Being an Asian American, I have watched a lot of Asian movies, ranging from Chinese films to Korean films. And let me tell you, Sword of Destiny is none of those.
The scenery just felt so fake. The CGI was just a little bit over the top for me. The film should have kept true to the original with a Chinese background that shows off the beauty of China. But instead, we get a New Zealand landscape with the aid of a CGI green screen. Hmm...reminds me of The Hobbit.
As for the acting, everything was just alright when it comes to the main characters. Nothing was fantastic at all about the acting. Michelle's acting and level of emotion was 3xs better in the original film! As for Donnie, you can tell he tried his best (and I love Donnie). The acting of all the extras was just terrible. Donnie's character and Michelle's had no chemistry like Fat's character in the original. Everything felt rush, especially the ending. At the end of the movie, you're sitting there like "THATS IT?!". As for the fight scenes, it was decently good. I feel like most of the credit should go to Donnie because of his intensive background in martial art.
The most disappointing part about the movie was that the original language they used was in English. What?! This is suppose to be a Chinese film and the English language does not sound as beautiful when speaking in poetic dialogs. It just sounds awkward. In my opinion, everything was a little to Westernize and not authentic. I felt like the concepts of the movie was copy from the Netflix show Marco Polo.
1 star for excellent Donnie's martial art skills 1 star for recasting Michelle 1 star for "trying" to bring up scenes from the original for plot connection 1 star for the second leading female actress, Natasha. Her acting was pretty good actually.
The scenery just felt so fake. The CGI was just a little bit over the top for me. The film should have kept true to the original with a Chinese background that shows off the beauty of China. But instead, we get a New Zealand landscape with the aid of a CGI green screen. Hmm...reminds me of The Hobbit.
As for the acting, everything was just alright when it comes to the main characters. Nothing was fantastic at all about the acting. Michelle's acting and level of emotion was 3xs better in the original film! As for Donnie, you can tell he tried his best (and I love Donnie). The acting of all the extras was just terrible. Donnie's character and Michelle's had no chemistry like Fat's character in the original. Everything felt rush, especially the ending. At the end of the movie, you're sitting there like "THATS IT?!". As for the fight scenes, it was decently good. I feel like most of the credit should go to Donnie because of his intensive background in martial art.
The most disappointing part about the movie was that the original language they used was in English. What?! This is suppose to be a Chinese film and the English language does not sound as beautiful when speaking in poetic dialogs. It just sounds awkward. In my opinion, everything was a little to Westernize and not authentic. I felt like the concepts of the movie was copy from the Netflix show Marco Polo.
1 star for excellent Donnie's martial art skills 1 star for recasting Michelle 1 star for "trying" to bring up scenes from the original for plot connection 1 star for the second leading female actress, Natasha. Her acting was pretty good actually.