Maybe it's because I had a very high expectation for this movie since it did really well at box office in Korea. This movie even won awards from what I heard which got me hyped even more. But after watching it, it was disappointing. It's far from being a bad movie but because I had such high expectations for it that it made the movie more less than what it probably is when I watched it. This movie sort of reminded me of a animated movie called "Sword of the Stranger" and not because the intro music is the same but the direction seemed similar as well. Which isn't a bad thing considering that was a fun animated movie. The story is basically this, after the father of a family is branded as a traitor and killed off the brother and sister that managed to escape. And grow up after reaching there father's friend household and this happens in the very beginning of the movie and doesn't really play a crucial part in the story. When the real story starts is when the manchu invade Korea for the second time during 1636. And the brother's sister gets kidnapped during her wedding along with the soon to be husband. And the older brother who is a amazing archer goes on a rescue mission to save her. Yep, the story is pretty simple and that is basically what it is. Bunch of chase sequences and fighting sequences while trying to get from A to B than to C. Moon Chae Won is pretty as always and does a great job playing the feminine and yet brave character but the simple story that could have been written by anyone sort makes this movie lacking. Especially for a movie that did so well and won awards. The real star of this movie is the arrows, it's what really drives this movie. The arrows in this movie is what builds the action, desperation and tension. They did a great job when it came to the arrow sequences. Overall it's a good watch but nothing special.
6.4/10
6.4/10