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This movie is so silly, it's hilarious.

I stumbled upon it a couple of years ago, following the footsteps of Takeshi Kaneshiro. And like any great actor, he has chosen some third-rate roles before turning into the acclaimed star he is now - and rightfully so.



The beginning of the movie is promising, the fallen angel a common enough trait but well done and the interaction with the female lead pretty original. But the more the story unfolds - or perhaps I'd better say that it folds up - the more I found myself either laughing or raising my eybrows in puzzlement. I thought I would understand its meaning or purpose once watched to the end, but 2 years have passed and I'm still waiting.



The acting is average but the chemistry between the leads is good, so that if one is just looking for a cute love story and a decent kiss, this film might be appealing. But do not expect meaningful dialogues, some lesson to be learnt or a beautifully portrayed story because this film has nothing of the sort to offer.

It offers great views of Takeshi Kaneshiro's charms though, which in itself could be the one and only reason to watch this: sit, prepare pop-corn and drool. Period.



I can't remember the music for the life of me.



I don't think I'll re-watch this movie any time soon.

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Even though this movie was slow, it was one of the best movies I have ever watched. I loved it. The story was amazing. The actors/actresses did the best job in their roles. The music fit perfectly. I will watch this over and over. I don't know if others will enjoy it as much as I did b/c it is very different from what is expected. When I read the synopsis I had a totally different pic of what would happen. I am glad that my imagination was not as well thought out as the actual movie. Enjoy this movie w/ an open mind b/c it is not filled w/ action or drawn out in drama fashion. I have to put this one on my fave list.

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This was one of my first Chinese Martial Arts type movies. The storyline wasn\'\'t the best storyline and was relatively forgettable. However, it completely makes up for it with its outstanding fight scenes, like every good martial arts/kung fu movie does. The music was okay. And while i normally don\'\'t like rewatching movies, this one is one I definitely will just because it has such great fight scenes. Overall, i\'\'m giving this movie an 8. It\'\'s not the best movie, but it\'\'s not bad either. If you\'\'re a martial arts fan, you\'\'ll probably love this movie.

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The duelist is a period movie, set during the late Chosun dynasty era. I watched this movie solely because of the lead actors. Although the actors delivered, but the movie didn't. The plot is quite difficult and intricate; its easy to get lost. It took me a while to grasp just what was going on! It starts off slow, but picks up towards the middle, when we finally get a hint of romance(The lead actor is totally gorgeous by the way ^_^). The movie features quite a bit of sword fighting, but not the martial-arts-movie kind; its more of an artistic fight. Freeze frames have been used quite a lot.



To sum it up, the movie was average for me, it got my hopes up in the middle; but it just didn't follow through. The story was not straightforward and it had me confused a lot of times. You should watch it for beautifully choreographed fight sequences; they were definitely the highlight.

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