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Cannes Movie Review: Wu Xia (Dragon) (2011)
Donnie Yen in Wu Xia
Photo: The Weinstein Co.One day after the Weinstein Co. acquired North American distribution and remake rights to Peter Ho-sun Chan's Wu Xia (Dragon), the Out of Competition title screened at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Playing as a 1917-set, martial arts version of David Cronenberg's A History of Violence, Wu Xia boasts a fascinating story and some excellent action scenes, choreographed and featuring Donnie Yen. There are moments when it plays a little too long leaving for a few dead spots throughout, though this does make you cherish the action scenes that much more when they arrive.
Set during the late Qing Dynasty, Wu Xia opens as a pair of thieves attempt to rob a general store in a small village. Their robbery is, however, foiled by an act of bravery by Jinxi (Yen), a local papermaker, father of two and husband»
- Brad Brevet
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Cannes 2011: Johnny Depp talks Pirates
Johnny Depp has been reflecting on the ups and downs of his pre-Pirates Of The Caribbean career. In Cannes for the premiere of fourquel On Stranger Tides, the star said: “For 20 years or so I made these films that were considered, for the most part, failures.“I built a career on flops, so I was quite comfortable in that arena. Then a couple of things hit.”Describing his life in film as “a very strange ride”, he added: “You have a film coming up and producers you haven’t spoken to in 15 years...
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- Matthew Leyland
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