14 Blades (2010; Genre: Drama Action War) Rating : 3.5 / 5

14 Blades is heavy movie for Movie Goers. Starring Donnie Yen as Qing Long "the main character in the movie" the movie will obviously entertain viewers with his good fighting choreograph like many other movies he starred, Some of them are IP Man and Flash Point. If you love how Donnie Yen execute the choreograph in his previous movie then you may like this movie. However, this movie is heavy in the story which means complicated.

14 Blades is about Chinese Warrior "JinYiWei" who are trained from young to execute mission such as assassination, escort or even slaying traitor. Qing Long is one the best of the JinYiWei troops, supplied with a box contains 14 Blades and each blade serves different purpose such as the 14th blade is to end his own life if he failed the mission. After received a task which he realises in the mission that it will cause the whole nation to fallen apart, he betrays and barely escapes. Qing Long then continue his journey to retrieve his dignity back and return the imperial seal which is stolen during the mission he abandoned.

The story is very complicated and for some you may find it quite boring. However, Donnie Yen fighting scene will surely wakes you up. Donnie Yen character is well developed, however, the element of the story "Romantic" which isn't well developed or can be said leaving viewer with a flesh of mangoes and thrown away the fruit inside it.

Received 6.0 in Imdb. This movie is not bad.

For me I would give 3.5 out of 5, for well developed Qing Long Character and good choreograph but not for the underdeveloped romantic story that the writer trying to add in.