The Assassins | reviewed by: Lee Weber | January 8, 2013
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Hoping for some action, The Assassins became a convoluted melodrama that looked and sounded great, but bored me to sleep...
| genre | Drama |
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| synopsis | Set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son. |
| lead actors | Chow Yun-Fat | Yifei Liu | Hiroshi Tamaki | Alec Su | Annie Yi |
| director | Zhao Linshan |