Rang zidan fei 2010

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: At least 30 minutes and several scams too long, the plot passes from amusing to confounding long before the final double-cross. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Don't even try to keep up with the labyrinthine plot and triple-layered identity confusion. Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: "Let the Bullets Fly" has a clearly defined moral dimension, but Mr. Jiang, an absurdist at heart, never lets it interfere with the fun. Read more

Soren Anderson, Seattle Times: Jiang directs with great vigor, serving up plenty of blood and a lot of laughs as he turns his picture into a propulsive blast. Read more

Alison Willmore, AV Club: Chow and Jiang having an especially great, crackling chemistry based off surface agreeableness, hidden aggression, and below that, an almost-fond recognition that they're all just crooks. Read more

Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader: This period action comedy by Jiang Wen is great fun in the Shakespearean tradition, stuffed with lively characters, dramatic stand-offs, and stolen-identity subplots. Read more

Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter: A rollicking Chinese western directed with cinematic gumption. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Not exactly a western, barely an action film and hardly a historical drama, the Chinese saga "Let the Bullets Fly" promises genre pleasures it routinely leaves un-triggered in its chamber. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: See it now, uncut and in widescreen, before it disappears - and then reappears, years later, referenced in some Quentin Tarantino picture. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Though a good-natured and highly enjoyable goof, Jiang Wen's comic blockbuster - the highest-grossing movie made in China - more than lives up to its name. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Word is that Jiang went though 30 drafts of the script before he was satisfied. Perhaps he should have gone for 31. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: After watching it, I was as confused -- and giddy -- as if I had been rolled down a hill in a rain barrel. For unmitigated insanity, this is a hard film to beat. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Along with the familiar East-meets-West elements derived from Akira Kurosawa and Sergio Leone, Jiang offers cleverly choreographed action scenes and fun-house mirror complications. Read more

Greg Quill, Toronto Star: A ribald mess of a farce whose finer qualities will likely be lost on non-Chinese-speaking audiences and others not familiar with 1920s warlord lore. Read more

John Anderson, Variety: A rollicking, violent, Western-cum-comedy that serves many masters, but adds up to an entertaining hot pot of wry political commentary and general mischief. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: Comedy and shifting-allegiances intrigue more than compensate for the dearth of rousing action in this 1920s-set film... Read more