(cant. "Gam-Yee-Wai" / mand. "Jin-Yi-Wei" / eng. "Brocade-Clad Guard")
Donnie Yen, Zhao Wei
Action, Wuxia
Legend has it that the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty employed secret imperial police to keep order and stability within the empire. Trained in combat since childhood, these 'Jin Yi Wei' were bestowed the power to arrest and persecute in the name of the emperor.
During a time of corruption and incompetence in the late Ming Dynasty, the Jin Yi Wei, taking orders from the eunuch faction, struggle to maintain stability amidst a period of countless rebellions. Qinglong, the leader of the Jin Yi Wei, receives orders from the chief eunuch to kill a rebellious Imperial Councilor and retrieve a box containing a list of names deemed enemies of the state.
Qinglong and his team seize the box at great cost of life only to realize he had been used in a conspiracy to steal the Imperial Seal. The Jin Yi Wei leader finds himself on the run as he struggles to piece together who set him up and outrun his fellow Jin Yi Wei which are now hot on his tail.
THE GOOD : Interesting premise, some tense battles and nice action choreography
THE BAD : Too much CGI takes away from movie and the fight scenes, similar plotlines, Donnie Yen can fight but don't ask him to try romance.
-4/10
