Fresh
This period action comedy by Jiang Wen is great fun in the Shakespearean tradition, stuffed with lively characters, dramatic stand-offs, and stolen-identity subplots.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Let the Bullets Fly
A comic western legend.
2010 · 2h 12m · Not Rated
Action, Comedy
Directed by
Jiang Wen
Overview
When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.
Director and cast
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75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
After watching it, I was as confused -- and giddy -- as if I had been rolled down a hill in a rain barrel. For unmitigated insanity, this is a hard film to beat.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Jiang directs with great vigor, serving up plenty of blood and a lot of laughs as he turns his picture into a propulsive blast.
Soren Anderson, Seattle Times
Fresh
See it now, uncut and in widescreen, before it disappears - and then reappears, years later, referenced in some Quentin Tarantino picture.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
Along with the familiar East-meets-West elements derived from Akira Kurosawa and Sergio Leone, Jiang offers cleverly choreographed action scenes and fun-house mirror complications.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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