Such a Drag
Film: Dragon
Blade
Cast: Jackie
Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody
Directed by:
Daniel Lee
Duration: 2
hrs 8 mins
Rating: * *
Who would
have thought that a film starring Adrien Brody, John Cusack, Jackie Chan would
at times become an ordeal to sit through? Reportedly made at $ 60 million, a
lot of it is spent on the sets, costumes and army fight scenes. It appears, not
much has been spent on writing a decent script though.
Although the
film claims it is based on true events, it doesn’t look particularly credible.
This period drama is set during ancient time when the Silk Road was most sought
after. Jackie Chan plays the chief of the Silk Road Protection Squad and his
clan is caught in the war brewing in Rome between Tiberius (Brody) and Lucius
(John Cusack). It doesn’t take long before you lose interest in the proceedings
and the sub-plots make it even duller. You don’t know and you don’t care as to
who is siding with whom and why they are all fighting with each other.
The writing
and direction both are uninspired and while some of Chan’s action is fun to
watch, there is a lot of clunky dialogue as well that could put you to sleep.
John Cusack and Adrien Brody are both miscast although the latter tries hard to
appear wicked.
Dragon Blade
is a disappointment for Jackie Chan fans; you are better off watching a re-run
of his older films.
Published in The Navhind Times, Goa on 29th March 2015
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