THE SWORDSMAN You cannot be blamed if you lose track of who's who in this Korean martial arts flick that packs in as much historical texture as it does action.
That this movie was overseen by its own writer might explain the undisciplined plot, but that mistake can be forgiven because the end result is a fun, sincere ode to sword flicks of Asian cinema, in particular Japanese movies about wandering samurai or lone warriors shielding a child from imperial malice.
Kurutai is cruel, but that does not mean he is a brute. Like a jaded gunslinger from the Old West, he is tired of fighting boys who think they have studied the blade and wants to test himself against a real master. Structurally, the new movie resembles the older one: Three young men forge a friendship based on shared business goals, only to have the bonds tested by reality. The first movie was set in the 1980s, when Chinese students in major cities like Beijing were gripped by the craze for a Western education, particularly in the United States.
When the lads drag their village into the 21st century by introducing online shopping and coffee, chaos ensues, along with some learning and laughter.
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