An average movie

I already saw this movie but, for some unknown reasons even to me, I decided to watch it again. Basically, the first time around, the main reason why I was interested in this movie was because I have a weak spot for Kate Bosworth and Geoffrey Rush. Anyway, the second time around, since I didn’t remember anything about it, I thought I must have seen it at least 10 years ago but I was surprised to discover that I saw it only 3 years ago. I guess the best explanation is that the damned thing was/is just so damned boring and completely forgettable. The most hilarious thing is that I have seen this movie twice by now and, both times, I actually really struggled not to fall asleep during the damned thing. Concerning the concept, I have actually nothing against mixing the martial-arts genre with the Western genre but I don't think it was as original as the makers tried to convince the viewers. Basically, the story was just terribly generic and predictable. Then, the other thing that bothered me was how fake the whole thing looked. I mean, I do have to admit that some of the scenes were visually neat but it was pretty obvious that most of the movie was shot with some blue screens and the end-result was far from being convincing. Maybe it would have worked better if they had tried a more realistic and grittier approach instead of such a weak CGI environment. Eventually, the only interesting thing for me was that Kate Bosworth's character did fall in love with the Asian main character which I honestly didn't expect but even this aspect was barely developed since they kissed only once. Anyway, to conclude, the damned thing was rather weak and I don't think it is really worth a look, except maybe if you are a die-hard fan of this kind of mashups. 


5/10