Dao mu bi ji

This is a great idea badly executed. What was supposed to be an action adventure ends up being downright silly and unbelievable. The film has some really great visuals and them some not so great. Some good photography and then some weird photography. The film had so much potential but it suffers from a poor script and actors that just doesn't seem determined enough. This played like a stage production and was not believable as a film. Whenever there was excitement, it was ruined by silly humor, deeming the scenes more slapstick than serious or suspenseful. Uhm, no, it had absolutely no suspense - even during scenes that should have been. The film was laughable at times, and I don't mean in a humorist way. It was just stupid. Oh, and a flute makes everything all right...oh whatever...

The film's climax looked more like a video game, became very weird, and with CGI-overload nothing was believable. By that time I had completely lost interest anyway and couldn't wait for someone or all of them to die so the film could end.