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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 2 h 12 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 2 h 12 m

Summary Zhang and his gang execute a routine train robbery, but find the train doesn't contain any silver, just a petty con artist, Tang, on his way to Goose Town, where he's bought himself a position as governor- which he plans to use to bilk as much as he can from the citizens as he can before moving on to the next town. Desperate to survive, ...

Directed By: Wen Jiang

Written By: Junli Guo, Bukong Li, Shitu Ma, Ping Shu, Xiao Wei, Sujin Zhu, Wen Jiang

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 2 h 12 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 2 h 12 m

Let the Bullets Fly

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
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Summary Zhang and his gang execute a routine train robbery, but find the train doesn't contain any silver, just a petty con artist, Tang, on his way to Goose Town, where he's bought himself a position as governor- which he plans to use to bilk as much as he can from the citizens as he can before moving on to the next town. Desperate to survive, ...

Directed By: Wen Jiang

Written By: Junli Guo, Bukong Li, Shitu Ma, Ping Shu, Xiao Wei, Sujin Zhu, Wen Jiang

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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90
Mar 1, 2012
It is marvelously funny - a screwball comedy with more layers than a pearl - and visually sumptuous.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 23, 2012
This period action comedy by Jiang Wen (Devils on the Doorstep) is great fun in the Shakespearean tradition, stuffed with lively characters, dramatic stand-offs, and stolen-identity subplots.
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75
Oct 3, 2019
As a political satire, Let the Bullets Fly is pointed and precise.
By Josh Larsen FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 12, 2011
As an allegory on power, corruption and rough justice, it has flashes of intelligence and political acumen.
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63
Mar 1, 2012
Low on nuance and high on body count, the movie is primarily of interest to fans of Asian action spectacles and followers of the charismatic Chow Yun-fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), here cast as both a dandyish villain and his idiotic double.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 1, 2012
At 132 minutes, the film is at least half an hour too long. Nobody asked me, but the best solution would be to keep the action sequences (such as the robbery of a horse-drawn steam train, an homage to Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West''), and scrap the allegedly "witty'' dialogue and difficult-to-follow plot twists.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 1, 2012
At least 30 minutes and several scams too long, the plot passes from amusing to confounding long before the final double-cross.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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7.0
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23% Negative
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Production Company Beijing Bu Yi Le Hu Film Company, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Chinavision Media Group, Emei Film Group, Emperor Motion Pictures, Happy Blue Sea Film & Television Group
Release Date Mar 2, 2012
Duration 2 h 12 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Bandit chief Jiang Wen, imposing as a mayor, meets tyrannical gentry Chow Yun-fat in a deadly battle of wit and brutality.
Website http://saraba-ookami.jp/
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Win & 14 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 9 Nominations
Asian Film Critics Association Awards
• 4 Wins & 8 Nominations

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