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Rating: 3.9/5
Review: "Bodyguards and Assassins movie review"
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A pretty good chinese movie which has an interesting and thrilling plot. Bodyguards and Assassins had me on the edge of the seat especially the last hour where the thrilling action is shown. Teddy Chan, the director, has shown some improvement from his last movie which was in 2001. His previous movie featured Jackie Chan in the main role and did not interest me as much as his new movie.
The story: It starts off at a reasonably well pace with almost no action in the first one hour. An important person (I don't remember his name) is coming to China. His controversial coming creates a lot of troubles in China. Assassins want to assassinate him due to some reasons. Bodyguards are recruited to protect him. As they get ready for the preparations, the last hour comes in. The fast paced chase thrilled me and the fast decisions made it more intense. Though it is fast paced, there is still time for some drama.
Overall: This is not a movie that jumps straight into the action, it is a movie that takes time to develop its plot and characters. It was a break for me as I had seen Storm Warrior, also a recent chinese movie, which is full of action with no characters' development and plot. Donnie Yen is still doing great in his fighting, can't wait for his new movie-14 Blades.

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