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DRAGON (WU XIA)Movie Reviews
Mandarin language action drama about a village craftsman whose quiet life is irrevocably shattered by the arrival of two notorious gangsters. Cast:Kara Hui, Wu Jiang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Yu Kang, Xiao Ran Li, Wei Tang, Kenji Tanigaki, Yu Wang, Hua Yan, Donnie YenDirector:Peter ChanRelease Date:November 30, 2012DVD Release:April 16, 2013From:Radius/The Weinstein Co.Rating:RLength:2 hr 0 min
Dragon (Wu xia) played in limited release to very good reviews. • Nick Schager wrote for Slant, "...a thrilling collation of cinematic ideas that lift the film, if only sporadically, well above the level of the average high-flying wuxia ass-kicker." More Reviews Below...
Mary Corliss, Time: EXCELLENT "...both sensuous and thoughtful, a treat for the spirit as well as for any moviegoer longing for an intelligent film involving brave heroes and dreadful villains."(See all of Mary Corliss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 877 words, 11/30/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "As a whole, it does not quite work... But at its less grandiose moments, the combination of expressive acting and kinetic action pays off..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 512 words, 11/30/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...gorgeously shot but overplotted... the large canvas and pseudo-superhero tactics work for a bit, but then the action gets sidetracked in place of myth-building."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 77 words, 11/30/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a quasi-brooding mix of 'Columbo' and 'A History of Violence'... has enough interesting left turns in style, mood and psychodrama to make it stand out."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 197 words, 11/30/12
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...at times the feel is closer to a graphic novel than a moving picture. It's never dull though, and the familiar characters and stock motivations are convincingly put across."(See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 225 words, 11/30/12
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...an adept genre exercise with rare primal depths.... shorn of nearly 20 minutes for its U.S. release, but what remains is more than sufficient to do the job."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 11/28/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD(cg) "There is something especially satisfying in movies about people with hidden talents, abilities that maybe even they don't know they have."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 458 words, 11/30/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...an adept genre exercise with rare primal depths.... shorn of nearly 20 minutes for its U.S. release, but what remains is more than sufficient to do the job."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 11/28/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: GOOD(cg) "...the fight scenes provide all the high points... plays off and engages with the history of kung-fu films, but it only really sings when it's content to be one itself."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 370 words, 11/29/12
Nick Schager, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a thrilling collation of cinematic ideas that lift the film, if only sporadically, well above the level of the average high-flying wuxia ass-kicker."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 424 words, 11/21/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "As a whole, it does not quite work... But at its less grandiose moments, the combination of expressive acting and kinetic action pays off..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 512 words, 11/30/12
Mark Jenkins, NPR: GOOD "...partly an homage to 'One Armed Swordsman,' a kung fu classic whose star, Jimmy Wang Yu, plays the new movie's arch-villain. But there's much Western influence..."(See all of Mark Jenkins's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 583 words, 11/29/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a quasi-brooding mix of 'Columbo' and 'A History of Violence'... has enough interesting left turns in style, mood and psychodrama to make it stand out."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 197 words, 11/30/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: GOOD "...a satisfyingly sinewy fusion of martial-arts actioner and brain-tickling noir.... a robust genre exercise, set in distant times yet smartly tooled for contempo appetites."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 710 words, 05/14/11
Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "Bursting with light and color, and a torrent of martial arts action both swift and savage... coherently developed and stylishly directed... unabashedly pleasurable..."(See all of Maggie Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 680 words, 05/14/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a quasi-brooding mix of 'Columbo' and 'A History of Violence'... has enough interesting left turns in style, mood and psychodrama to make it stand out."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 197 words, 11/30/12
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "As a whole, it does not quite work... But at its less grandiose moments, the combination of expressive acting and kinetic action pays off..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 512 words, 11/30/12
11.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Dragon (Wu xia)'s reviews are separated by an average 11.2 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Dragon (Wu xia) (13 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Dragon (Wu xia)'s reviews cover 26.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,593 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 430 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 21 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Dragon (Wu xia)'s reviews on average broke 21 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Dragon (Wu xia)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Dragon (Wu xia) (13 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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