The Knight in the White Night

China

History Action Comedy
94 min     10     2018     China

Overview

During the Ming dynasty, Japan invaded China with an army equipped with guns. The union chief of the martial arts clans revealed in his deathbed that there is a rare book containing secrets that will make a person immune to gunfire. His last words sparked the clans to contend with each other to find it. Also in search of the book were the Japanese who dispatched a team of ninjas to go after the book. The imperial court also secretly intervened in this dispute. The emperor secretly dispatched a Kung fu Master and ordered him to find the book within seven days.

Reviews

TheCrowSpain wrote:
The Knight in the White Night is a 2018 wuxia starring Xie Miao that unfortunately represents the weaker side of Chinese streaming cinema. Rather than focusing on martial arts or adventure, the film puts most of its energy into broad comedy, an unlikely love story and fight scenes that are often too deliberately silly to generate any real excitement. That wouldn't necessarily be a problem if the action itself were particularly strong, but the choreography rarely rises above mediocrity. The exaggerated comedic approach removes much of the physical impact from the fights, leaving very little for martial-arts fans to get excited about. Its main saving grace is undoubtedly Xie Miao. Even with such limited material, his charisma and acting ability are obvious, demonstrating once again why he stands comfortably above the average leading man of Chinese streaming productions. Without him, this could easily have been a complete disaster. The director would later make a couple of similarly modest productions without ever really establishing himself as a particularly noteworthy filmmaker, and it's easy to understand why from what we see here. As it stands, The Knight in the White Night is a forgettable early streaming wuxia mainly worth watching for Xie Miao completists. Two stars—and it should probably consider itself lucky to get them. My Rating: \*\*

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