The Princess Blade
Scott Hardie: “It sucked.”
There’s some exciting action cinematography here, peaking very early when a character dodges bullets in mid-air while they deflect off her sword and hit the camera. But that same overboard implausibility sinks the film like a boulder: The two main characters, a cold-blooded assassin and an anti-government terrorist, have the physiques of a ninth-grade schoolgirl and a waifish runway model, respectively. Except for the two well-played villains, I doubt that anyone in the film could kill a bug. The action scenes have potential, but rarely do the actors perform multiple moves in the same shot: It’s all punch-cut-kick-cut-jump-cut-swing-cut-jab-cut. Too bad.
− date unknown • more by Scott • log in or create an account to reply
Want to join the discussion? Log in or create an account to reply.
write your own review of The Princess Blade
Other Movies from 2003
Irréversible
Scott Hardie says, "It ruled." Go »
Chicago
Scott Hardie says, "It ruled." Go »
Ghosts of the Abyss
Scott Hardie says, "It ruled." Go »
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Scott Hardie says, "It ruled." Go »
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Scott Hardie says, "It ruled." Go »
