Dao jiàn xiào

2010 [CHINESE]

Action / Comedy

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 762 762

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Plot summary

A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cleaver made from the top five swords of the martial arts world in this wild and brash action comedy.

Director

Wuershan Photo
Wuershan

Top cast

Masanobu Andô Photo
Masanobu Andô as
Yuqi Zhang Photo
Yuqi Zhang as (as Kitty Zhang Yuqi)
Hao Ning Photo
Hao Ning as Cameo appearance
Swanson Han Photo
Swanson Han as Chun Ge
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844.22 MB
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Chinese 2.0
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
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1.69 GB
1920*1040
Chinese 5.1
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
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844.7 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.7 GB
1920*1040
English 5.1
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

Dao jian xiao is an off-kilter buddhist allegory

Dao jian xiao is an off-kilter buddhist allegory that combines some fairly strong drama with a good dose of rather vicious sense of humor, tossing in a bunch of genre and popcultural references and spicing it all up with a generous serving of Chinese bawdy slapstick. All that is wrapped in some pretty stunning visuals (apparently Wuershan's strong point). The revenge story is the best balanced and best executed bit and it is definitely where most of the emotional appeal of the film springs from. Second best would be the story of the ambitious Swordsman - a stylish play on wuxia tropes and stereotypes. Sadly, the one story that frames the whole narrative (Butcher) is the weakest of all and it throws the whole film off balance. It does have its charms (especially if you happen to like Chinese bawdy slapstick or if you at least tolerate it well), but it is plagued by unnecessary popcultural references and it is a bit of an overkill in terms of crude comedy... Also, while the connection and transition between the Chef and the Swordsman stories are quite seamless and organic, the transition from the Butcher to the Chef and back is a lot less convincing. Wuershan definitely needs to learn some discipline. "I've got lots of insane ideas and I won't hesitate to use them ALL" is not the best narrative strategy. However, Dao jian xiao is by no means a stupid movie and while its main purpose is to entertain, it's not as hollow or as empty as lots of critics make it out to be. Swordsman (lobha) - 80%. Chef (dosa) - 100% Butcher (moha) - 60% 80% total. Om mani padme hum.
Reviewed by R T 4 / 10

It was good for a few laughs, but

It was good for a few laughs, but it is hard to follow..... use your imagination to fill in the confusing parts and all is well...
Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

At first , i don't really understand what

at first , i don't really understand what the story is . but as long as the story goes, the plots becomes clearer and interesting , and also it is funny too. loves it.
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