Rotten
This martial-arts mediocrity has airborne warriors aplenty but remains a dispiritingly leaden affair with its mechanical storytelling, purely functional action sequences and clunky English-language performances.
Justin Chang, Variety
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
The past returns with a vengeance.
2016 · 1h 43m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Yuen Woo-Ping
Overview
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Director and cast
- Yuen Woo-Ping Director
- Michelle Yeoh as Yu Shu Lien
- Donnie Yen as Silent Wolf
- Jason Scott Lee as Hades Dai
- Harry Shum Jr. as Tiefang
- JuJu Chang as Silver Dart Shi
- Eugenia Yuan as Blind Enchantress
- Chris Pang as Flying Blade
- Roger Yuan as Iron Crow
- Woon Young Park as Thunder Fist
- Darryl Quon as Turtle Ma
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
19%
Tomatometer
Rotten
With all of the first film's startling beauty and emotional subtlety lost, even Sword of Destiny's established stars look uninspired in their roles.
David Sims, The Atlantic
Fresh
While Sword of Destiny looks tremendous and the fight scenes are giddy fun, you can't help but get the sensation that something is missing.
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
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