An Empress and the Warriors

Original title: Jiang shan mei ren

2008
15
1h 39m

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Kelly Chen, Leon Lai, Donnie Yen, and Xiaodong Guo in An Empress and the Warriors (2008)

Martial Arts Wuxia Action Drama History Romance

After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.

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5.8/10

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Awards
- 4 nominations total

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Kelly Chen

Yen Feier

Donnie Yen

Muyong Xuehu

Leon Lai

Duan Lan Quan

Xiaodong Guo

Wu Ba
(as Guo Xiao Dong)

Zhenhai Kou

Teng Bochang
(as Kou Zhen Hai)

Weihua Liu

King Yan
(as Liu Wei Hua)

Shan Zhang

King Zhao
(as Zhang Shan)

Zhihui Chen

Diao Erbao

Jie Yan

Prince Zhao
(as Yan Jie)

Bo Zhou

Ao Jia
(as Zhou Bo)

Bing Bo

Unnamed character
(as Bo Bing)

Guoyi Chen

Yan's official
(as Chen Guo Yi)

Kang Chen

Assassin
(as Chen Kang)

Liang Chen

Unnamed character
(as Chen Liang)

Limin Deng

Yan's deputy
(as Deng Li Min)

Hongqing Guo

Yan's deputy
(as Guo Hong Qing)

Tian Hao

Yan's deputy
(as Hao Tian)

Daichi Harashima

Muyong Xuehu (child)

Director
- Siu-Tung Ching
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User reviews24

Featured review

6/10

Feels more like a TV series

This is one of those movies that you can tell is trying to be good but ends up being mediocre. There is a love story that is way out of place during a war between the Yan and the Zhao, a love triangle between Donnie Yen, and an ambitious Nephew who will seem to do anything to take over the throne. All of these stories could be well off on their own, but the director doesn't explore either to a satisfaction. Martial arts fans will see a duel between Leon Lai and Donnie Yen, but it feels like it was just placed there just for the sake of having them fight each other.

There is good stuff here, but it is rushed and clichéd to the point where it feels like you are buying one of those TV drama DVD sets.