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Meanwhile,
Kunlun, the slave of a great
general, is searching for the
lost memories of a family he
once had. Soon the fate of these
two intertwine when the princess
believes the general to be her
hero, thus pulling him into this
web of fate. What end will
befallen our three characters?
Are their fates already sealed
by a higher power, or can they
still choose a life they want?
THE
VERDICT
A
visual feast of epic proportions
that marks out director Chen as
an auteur of David Lean
proportions. The story itself is
a classic fairy tale with star
crossed lovers at its center. The
Promise also has that wonderful
fastness of pace that the Hong
Kong fantasy genre has mixing in
the mythology with the action.
If you have never given the
genre much time then you must
start here with the Promise and
if you have already seen such
gems as House of Flying Daggers
or Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
then you will know what a treat
you are in for.
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