I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Great Film overall

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I did not watch this movie until very recently because I don't expect it to be good due to an unknown director and the well-known poor acting of Michelle Yeoh. Bing a big fan of wu xia movies, I can't resist it any further and watched it along with Detective Dee & Wu Xia(Dragon). Surprisingly I find Jianyu to be much better than the other 2. Here are my reasons: a) The script and story is is well paced, full of mystery and intrigue, convincing and flawless except the romance part is a little too much and too long but by the end of the movie, you will understand and accept why it was done so. b) The action scenes are clear, convincing and enough to satisfy any action fans. c) All the actings are up to expectation. Even Michelle Yeoh don't appear woody as in all her past movies. This is probably her best acted movie. d) The ending is highly satisfactory.

What first got my attention about this movie is the fact that Jung Woo-sung is in a Chinese movie with martial arts involved or wushu. Yeah "The Restless" sort of sucked which is a fantasy movie with sword fighting. But this movie is much better and Michelle Yeoh is also cool in this as well, actually she is badass. Woo-sung seemed to have really practiced Chinese for this role cause it sounds fluent. With just the intro to this movie you can tell what the style of this movie is going to be. The plot is ridiculous like other movies of this type of genre. About some powerful martial artist's remains giving super powers...Well basically lets you become the master of kung-fu and rule the martial arts world by having the remains of that dude. But I enjoyed the Asian comic book style of the movie, especially with the plot and characters. The plot isn't anything great it revolves around kung-fu, assassins, romance, and a dead corpse. What I liked is how almost every character in this movie stands out including the villains and each has important roles. On a negative note the plot is slow paced at times and would have been better if it picked up in certain parts. The fighting choreography however is entertaining to watch and for the most part you can actually see what is going on. Overall it's a kung-fu movie that is worth taking the time to watch, it even has some decent twist and turn in the plot.7.8/10

The good: Story, casting, acting, characterization, and cinematography all top notch. The bad: The all frequent flash backs (not the remembering but 2nd or 3rd re-use of the same scene) killed some of the continuation for me. The event in the beginning was cut into shreds for me. The ugly: Some of the seemingly rehashed elements (even though they may not be), turned me off. Like the surgery reminds me of face-off: not the same technically but.. The fate/destiny and letting go piece a bit heavy handed.Still a 7

I really enjoyed this movie and have to say its one of the best movies of this genre that I have seen in awhile. The fight scenes were good, nothing that disregards the laws of physics and gravity too much. Quick action sequences, no shots that goes in slow motion and focuses on the flow of the hair kind of effects. The characters are so-so. I will not say that they are overly interesting but they don't distract from the story either. The best part of the movie for me was how it actually caught me off guard. The plot twist actually made me laugh as I never saw it coming and I thought I have seen it all in martial art movies.There are some parts that are funny some that are sexy. parts that are exciting and parts that are wholesome. I really recommend this movie. Don't let the rather formulaic and somewhat confusing opening throw you off. Its good :)