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THE BUTCHER, THE CHEF, AND THE SWORDSMAN (DAO JIAN XIAO)Movie Reviews
Mandarin language action comedy, set in feudal China, that intertwines three stories about a butcher seeking romance, a chef seeking professional acclaim and a swordsman looking to protect his lady love from the advances of other men. Cast:Masanobu Ando, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, You Benchang, Liu Xiaoye, Ashton XuDirector:WuershanRelease Date:March 18, 2011DVD Release:September 27, 2011From:20th Century FoxRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 35 min
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao), Weak Reviews, Mixed Key Cities
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao) played in key cities to weak reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Andy Webster wrote in the New York Times, "...ricochets in a breakneck delirium from ham-fisted comedy to solemn revenge drama to antic martial-arts thriller, a crazy quilt of energy and style.... loud, flashy and fast." • And Jesse Cataldo wrote for Slant, "...more prankishness than anything else." More Reviews Below...
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao) Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...ricochets in a breakneck delirium from ham-fisted comedy to solemn revenge drama to antic martial-arts thriller, a crazy quilt of energy and style.... loud, flashy and fast."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 358 words, 03/18/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "Not even the action flows well, feeling choppy and jarring... robbing the film of the fluid kineticism that often makes Asian action cinema such a pleasure."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 240 words, 03/18/11
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...the most incomprehensible movie of the millennium.... the noise level reminds me of Canal Street in Chinatown on a Sunday afternoon."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 108 words, 03/18/11
Greg Quill, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the kind of irreverent, multi-platform, cross-genre, otherworldly stuff Hollywood wants from China: fast, furious, big, bold and brassy. Brace yourself."(See all of Greg Quill's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 615 words, 03/18/11
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...told in flashbacks that fit inside one another... Low humor is all well and good, but your average Punch and Judy show is, compared to this, a model of epicene wit."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 03/16/11
James Adams, Toronto Globe & Mail: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a steaming vat of Chinese celluloid overflowing with hallucinatory ingredients and phantasmagoric flavours... its go-for-broke/what-the-hellness is the film's strength."(See all of James Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 593 words, 03/18/11
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...garish and overcooked, impossible to digest... manic with colour filters and choppy, sloppy editing, as if to disguise the fact that the story has little else going for it."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 03/17/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...told in flashbacks that fit inside one another... Low humor is all well and good, but your average Punch and Judy show is, compared to this, a model of epicene wit."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 03/16/11
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...garish and overcooked, impossible to digest... manic with colour filters and choppy, sloppy editing, as if to disguise the fact that the story has little else going for it."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 03/17/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...ricochets in a breakneck delirium from ham-fisted comedy to solemn revenge drama to antic martial-arts thriller, a crazy quilt of energy and style.... loud, flashy and fast."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 358 words, 03/18/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "Not even the action flows well, feeling choppy and jarring... robbing the film of the fluid kineticism that often makes Asian action cinema such a pleasure."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 240 words, 03/18/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: POOR "...even fanboys will be hard-pressed to engage with this quasi-martial-arts epic or even follow its ornate, overlapping plotlines.... a rather messy, inedible stew."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 326 words, 09/20/10
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "Not even the action flows well, feeling choppy and jarring... robbing the film of the fluid kineticism that often makes Asian action cinema such a pleasure."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 240 words, 03/18/11
Andy Webster, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...ricochets in a breakneck delirium from ham-fisted comedy to solemn revenge drama to antic martial-arts thriller, a crazy quilt of energy and style.... loud, flashy and fast."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 358 words, 03/18/11
25.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao)'s reviews are separated by an average 25.7 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.
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao) (10 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao)'s reviews cover 11.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,369 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 337 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao) Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 8 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao)'s reviews on average broke 8 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 The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (Dao Jian Xiao) (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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