The Duel

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DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD 2d An old-school wuxia comedy with a glossy post-handover makeover, The Duel bounces between political conspiracies, mistaken identities, romance, comedy and increasingly absurd action sequences with enough CGI and star power to light up Victoria Harbour. It's less like a straight martial arts film than a variety show built around the promise of a sword fight that never comes. It all falls apart when paired with the comedic writings of Wong Jing and the hyper robotic leading performance from Nick Cheung, looking fairly ridiculous with dreadlocks and a pencil moustache. He lacks a well-defined comic persona, coming across as more annoying than entertaining, but here his presence is strangely welcome as it looks like he is at least enjoying lampooning the straight-faced drama. Andy Lau is always a welcome presence, and I kinda love Vicki Zhao, but, for the most part, The Duel is a rather middling but glossy affair. Messy, overstuffed, but reminiscent of other early nineties wuxia comedies. See more Leprechaun K @LeprechaunKing 02/26/2025 Entertaining and funny thanks to the talents of Cheung. CGI wasn't great but was still enjoyable. See more 09/10/2014 Best Movie I Have Seen .... In Love With It ...... Recommend to all .... See more 04/14/2014 Great Comedy / Romance-Martial Arts See more 04/08/2014 My Rating: 3.5/5 stars; Grade: B; Gesture: One Thumb Up; Status: Somewhat Good (Fresh); Emoticon: :-}. See more 06/14/2013 The director (Lau) and a star (Cheng) of Storm Riders are back with another disappointing wuxia film. This time there is some comedy, Andy Lau and beautiful shots of the Forbidden City. The effects aren't quite as bad, but it's hard to believe it came out the same year as Crouching Tiger. A few good laughs and action scenes hit, but it's mostly royal drama and romance miss. See more Read all reviews

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