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Bleeding Steel
机器之血
2017 109 min China, Hong Kong R 18+
★5.1
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Leo Zhang
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Description
A hardened special forces agent fights to protect a young woman from a sinister criminal gang. At the same time, he feels a special connection to the young woman, like they have met in a different life.
Budget:
$65M
Starring
Jackie Chan
Actor
Show Lo
Actor
Nana Ouyang
Actor
Awards
1 win total
Key opinion
Bleeding Steel is widely criticized as a disjointed and derivative sci-fi action film that fails to reconcile its ambitious genre-mashing. While Jackie Chan’s physical commitment remains a highlight for dedicated fans, the production is undermined by a nonsensical screenplay, cheap visuals, and chaotic direction.
| Acting | Jackie Chan remains a charismatic lead who continues to perform impressive, high-effort stunts despite his advancing age. | |
| Screenplay | The film suffers from a derivative and incoherent screenplay that relies on clichéd sci-fi tropes and contains gaping plot holes. | |
| Production | The production design and visual effects are widely seen as cheap, artificial, and stylistically inconsistent. | |
| Direction | The director's chaotic approach to spectacle and editing results in a disjointed, confusing viewing experience. | |
| Humor | The humor is perceived as misplaced and poorly executed, detracting from the intended tone of the narrative. | |
| Accessibility | Opinions on the film's overall value are divided: dedicated Jackie Chan fans may find it watchable for his presence, while general viewers view it as an incomprehensible failure. |