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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerTsui Hark's film is the veteran director's chance to let his imagination run riot in the context of a high-budget, 3D IMAX production.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe story has been brought to the screen twice before (once by Tsui), but this version is the first in IMAX 3-D, which is the main reason to see it.
- 70The New York TimesMike HaleThe New York TimesMike HaleSurprisingly old-fashioned. It seems to be having an argument with itself: the dazzling but often antiseptic immersiveness of the viewing experience is countered by storytelling suffused with nostalgia for a simpler, messier, livelier period in Chinese film.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleA chunky spectacle, to be sure – overstuffed with plot and characters - but at times, it's an insanely entertaining one.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceFlying 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.
- Tsui Hark's films aren't famous for their coherence, but Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is such a wantonly incomprehensible experience that it occasionally feels like an epic piece of outsider art.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierDespite the presence of Jet Li, only the last half-hour of this chatty epic truly flies.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovFlying Swords of Dragon Gate isn't as much fun as the director's previous film – the wondrous "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame."