Decent story, great cinematography, ridiculous fight scenes

Rating: 6/10 (15 September 2019)

Ancient China and the Qin Empire is out to conquer the six kingdoms. This makes its king a target for assassination. However, one man has single-handedly ensured the safety of the king, by killing the three most notorious assassins in the land. Treated as a hero, he is summoned for an audience with the king.
Interesting story, set against historic events. Some nice twists and sub-plots along the way. Superb cinematography, especially the use of vivid colours. This is the highlight of the movie, as the colours and artful use of them is certainly the most memorable thing about the movie.
However, most of this is offset by the action scenes. The fight scenes consist mainly of the ridiculous unrealistic, well-choreographed-but-stupid type. You know, the flying through the air, hovering in mid-air, miraculously dodging swords and arrows, super slow-motion type. Turned what should have been a great movie into a farce.