True Legend
Metascore
62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    May 13, 2011
    75
    If action's your thing, then the Chinese-Hong Kong martial-arts epic True Legend is your movie.
  2. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Michelle Orange
    May 12, 2011
    70
    Watching True Legend, a wuxia film crossed with classic vaudeville, it's hard to figure out who's borrowing from whom anymore.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    May 10, 2011
    70
    In countless over-the-top set pieces, Yuen delivers striking combat clarity without sacrificing the visceral editing and crazy digital effects of modern bloodbaths.
  4. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    May 12, 2011
    67
    There is no question that Yuen Woo-ping is a master of his craft, but True Legend leaves doubt as to his mastery of the art of storytelling.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    May 12, 2011
    67
    True Legend's heart is in the right place. It's just the body that's weary.
  6. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Vadim Rizov
    May 13, 2011
    60
    Bridged by rude comedy familiar to veteran viewers of Hong Kong martial arts cinema, True Legend is refreshingly unpretentious in comparison to the pompous nationalism of recent Chinese war spectacles like "The Warring States."
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    May 13, 2011
    60
    A hodgepodge of styles, True Legend works best as a freewheeling showcase for Yuen's dazzling fight sequences above any sort of cogent storytelling.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    May 12, 2011
    60
    After a stirring opening battle, however, the fights in True Legend become pretty routine. And beyond some lovely mountain scenery and a tiny cameo by a radiant Michelle Yeoh, there isn't much else to look at.
  9. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    May 10, 2011
    60
    Whereas Yuen's speciality has always been gonzo, gravity-defying spectacles, now he's spiced his set pieces with plasticine computer-generated flourishes-effectively puncturing the inventive, handmade charm and fluid flurries of artistry that made his classic fight scenes so thrilling.
  10. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    May 12, 2011
    50
    The story is painfully simplistic, and it becomes quickly apparent that the narrative is a crude cement to hold together the carnage.

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  1. SteveDude
    10
    Dude, you have to checkout the podcast review of True Legend and Legend of The Fist here - http://tinyurl.com/d7tgbo2

    The Mondo Maniacs (www.    mondomaniacs.com) do a podcast review and comparison between True Legend and Legend of the Fist. The review is funny as balls! You can check it out here - http://www.mondomaniacs.com/2012/05/02/true-legend-vs-legend-of-the-fist
    I highly recommend it.
    -Steve The Dude    … Full Review »
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