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House Of Flying Daggers (Shi Mian Mai Fu) 119 minutes, China (2004), 15
(4.0)
Rating: 4.0 Stars
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Andy Lau in House Of Flying Daggers

Two policemen in 9th century China get mixed up with a member of a notorious resistance group. Romantic melodrama with martial arts from Zhang Yimou

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House Of Flying Daggers: Following on from his Hero, Zhang Yimou's House Of Flying Daggers initially appears to be another, similar exercise in arthouse chop-socky. It even comes from many of the same team (director, writers, producers, designers). It's a very different film from Hero, however...
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