Dragon Blade
Set in China during the Han dynasty (206-220 AD), Dragon Blade follows Huo An, an official framed and enslaved for a crime he didn';t commit. Soon thereafter, however, he meets Roman soldier in Cusack';s Lucius and the pair begin to form an unlikely alliance.
17 May 1984, Beaumont, France
29 July 1976, Johannesburg, South Africa
28 June 1966, Evanston, Illinois, USA
4 October 1979, Israel
7 October 1978, Shanghai, China
7 August 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
7 April 1980, Hebei, China
7 May 1957, Dayton, Ohio, USA
17 August 1978, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19 October 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA
7 April 1954, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
14 April 1973, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
January 18, 2016
Dragon Blade offers a daftly entertaining throwback to historical epics of the 1960s.September 04, 2015
Just about everyone seems to get slashed, carved up or skewered, and vengeance rains down upon all. Except, of course, the one villain who truly deserved it. The filmmaker.September 03, 2015
People are burned alive, crushed like insects, hurled from rooftops. They may not deserve all this. But neither do we.January 17, 2016
Handsome production design and sweeping battle vistas lend a touch of class, with Chan directing the action scenes with trademark brio.December 13, 2016
Dragon Blade feels like a dispiriting way for even seasoned bargain-bin trawlers to be seeing in the New Year.September 04, 2015
For those who ever wondered what it would be like to see John Cusack and Jackie Chan engage in a swordfight (both of you), here is "Dragon Blade."September 04, 2015
In Dragon Blade, East meets West in a murky, mediocre muddle.December 12, 2016
Botched promise abounds, starting with the wasted potential of John Cusack's Roman and Jackie Chan's Chinese guard uniting against Brody's evil Tiberius.January 14, 2016
There are nice moments, but this is pure bombast, and Chan's natural action flair is not given free rein.September 03, 2015
Dragon Blade" is a solidly constructed epic that, despite its many battle scenes, has a strong message of pacifism and unity.January 15, 2016
Chan brings martial artistry to the fight, Cusack his siege skills, and the the film overall is a mishmash of languages, styles and tones.September 03, 2015
It's kind of a mess. That more than 20 minutes have been trimmed for the stateside release may have hurt the film's coherence, but viewers will be thankful for the shorter sit.