Su Chao-bin & John Woo's REIGN OF ASSASSINS
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REIGN OF ASSASSINS (2010)
Directed by: Su Chao-bin, John Woo
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Jung Woo-sung, Barbie Hsu, Shawn Yue, Kelly Lin, Leon Dai
This screening is presented by Proctors & NYC's Subway Cinema as part of a series titled Flying Sword Heroes: Gravity-Defying Tales from Taiwan. This series will run from August 14-24 and all screenings are FREE of charge (tickets must be reserved online or at the Proctors box office).
Lady assassin Drizzle (Kelly Lin) knows the Ming Dynasty is a cutthroat world—literally. So when she steals the sacred remains of a kung fu monk whose bone marrow holds mystical martial arts secrets, she doesn’t just make enemies—she becomes one giant target. Her solution? Go under the knife and emerge as...Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once). Of course. Thus begins Reign of Assassins, a slick, soulful wuxia that was a highlight of NYAFF 2011. Reborn as tofu-slicing housewife Zeng Jing, Drizzle settles down with a kindhearted courier (Korean superstar Jung Woo-Sung) and tries to forget the whole murder-for-hire thing—until her old gang, the delightfully twisted Dark Stone, crashes back into her life.
A genre-hopping spectacle from director Su Chao-Pin (with a strong assist from John Woo, credited as co-director), “Reign” delivers gravity-defying action, romantic longing, and some of the most stylish assassins this side of a fever dream. From a nympho bride to a killer with a Technicolor coat, every blade-wielding freak hides a tragic backstory. The fights are sharp, but the emotions cut deeper. Rated R. 117 minutes.
Sunday, August 17 at 4:30pm
(also screening Saturday, August 23 at 4:30pm)
Su Chao-bin & John Woo's REIGN OF ASSASSINS