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- 2005
- PG-13
- Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
- 2 h 1 m
- 2005
- PG-13
- Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
- 2 h 1 m
Summary This fantasy epic tells the love story between a royal concubine and a slave.
Directed By: Kaige Chen
Written By: Tan Cheung, Kaige Chen
- 2005
- PG-13
- Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
- 2 h 1 m
- 2005
- PG-13
- Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
- 2 h 1 m
The Promise
53
5.2
Where to Watch
Summary This fantasy epic tells the love story between a royal concubine and a slave.
Directed By: Kaige Chen
Written By: Tan Cheung, Kaige Chen
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or average
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
53
38% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
50% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or average
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
53
38% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
50% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
For Kaige, The Promise can't exactly be called a return to form--it's more a return to "Hero" and "House Of Flying Daggers" director Zhang Yimou's form. Either way, it's still glorious.
Whether or not the story makes any sense, The Promise promises to transport - and does.
The mixture of action, drama and romance isn’t as potent, and Kaige’s reliance on subpar special effects hurts the movie. Wu xia fans will still find things to like, but the uninitiated will probably find this slow going.
Sumptuous and beautiful and as silly as a sack of nose glasses.
Like its images, The Promise billows through the imagination as it unfolds but it leaves little lasting impression once its last feather has fluttered.
It aims for outlandish and athletic love lyrics and instead achieves all the potency of a makeshift nonsense song banged out on a toy lyre.
The Promise employs laughable computer effects and second-rate martial-arts fighting to tell the hard-to-figure story of a princess and her three lovers.
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Production Company
21 Century Shengkai Film,
Capgen Investment Group,
China Film Group Corporation (CFGC),
Moonstone Entertainment,
Show East
Release Date Dec 30, 2005
Duration 2 h 1 m
Rating PG-13
Website
http://www.thepromisemovie.net/
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Hong Kong Film Awards
• 5 Nominations
Golden Bauhinia Awards
• 3 Nominations
