The story of a warrior from a clan of swordsmen called the Sad Flutes who sets out to become the greatest swordsman of all time only to discover no satisfaction in it. He kills almost the entire enemy clan but in sparing a young baby girl, he puts himself at the top of his own clan's list of targets. He travels to America, the Wild West, in order to seek out an old friend and keep the girl safe, but discovers trouble there also.
Visually it is mesmerizing, the acting and the characters larger than life, and whilst the dialogue is a little predictable, if you like Martial Arts and Western films you'll probably dig it. I did. Kate Bosworth is Lynne (the fiery knife thrower), Geoffrey Rush is the enigmatic alcoholic Ron and Dong-gun Jang is Yang the swordsman. Tony Cox is good (as always) as the diminutive Circus ringleader 8-ball.Best line -Danny Huston as The Colonel:
"See you in Hell little girl...wear something nasty"
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