The most surprising thing about Dragon Blade (written and directed by Daniel Lee) is that it's not an absolute disaster. I realize that's not high praise, but it could have easily been so much worse. Time and again we've seen similar movies like 47 Ronin, The Legend of Hercules, Last Knights and Seventh Son crash and burn. But Jackie Chan's latest action pic, co-starring John Cusack and Adrien Brody (yes, really), is a muddled but sporadically enjoyable movie that's kinda, sorta saved by its own willingness to be campy.
Based on true events in China, 48 BC, the story follows the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, Huo An (Chan), who teams up with a Roman general, Lucius (John Cusack), to reconstruct Goose Gate and protect the Silk Road from a mad tyrant called Tiberius (Brody). At the same time, Tiberius hopes to slay his younger brother Publius (Jozef Waite), who is under Lucius's care.
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Based on true events in China, 48 BC, the story follows the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, Huo An (Chan), who teams up with a Roman general, Lucius (John Cusack), to reconstruct Goose Gate and protect the Silk Road from a mad tyrant called Tiberius (Brody). At the same time, Tiberius hopes to slay his younger brother Publius (Jozef Waite), who is under Lucius's care.
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