Bodyguards & Assassins

I picked this up based on a trailer I saw earlier. I didn't know it had one of my fav Asian martial arts legend, Donnie Yen (IP Man). People, maybe the marketing folks, are calling this EPIC. I kind of see very much like Once Upon A Time In America. Grand scale of location and the intense family struggles within and politics.

I found it very slow. The 3rd act does amp up the action. All in all, this is a fantastic film with great acting and characters. Good fighting, but, I wish they would have kept out the minimal wire work. It's not much, but it does stand out and looks out of place. The sets are pretty cool.

Not sure I'd watch it again due to the slow story telling. But I do highly recommend it if your interested in this time period (1900) of Asian culture.