I enjoyed this. Felt like a lower budget epic. Good action. For casual kung fu fans.

Better than it has any right to be, Dragon Blade is a surprisingly fun historical epic that's not nuanced or brilliant, but fairly straightforward and exciting, with a few committed performances that help sell the stakes and peril.

An excellent movie for martial arts with authentic Chinese actors in the lead roles like John Cusack and Adrien Brody

Great miscast , nice visuals, not so great directing and editing

Bad editing, poor story line, terrible directing.

A funny idea mixing Romans in the making of the Silk Road while fighting agaisnt the villainous Roman empire . The story is quite watchable

Best dramaric Chan movie. He should do more dramatic roles.

Who knew John Cusac and Adrian Brody could do historical action? Of course, Jackie Chan is great in a very physical action movie. Yes, the plot and editing are irratic and the theme is inconsistent. But, just roll with this as an action movie with 3 excellent actors carrying the show.

I thought this movie was terrific, great costumes, beautiful armor, great weapons and LOTS of killer eagles. I won't burden you with the story, it is a joy to see it unfold. It's the usual BC Roman royal family blood and guts intertwined with wonderfully heavy handed and abundant Chinese propaganda for the Silk Road project. Absolutely the most over the top PR for peace, love, racial harmony and the need to work with others ever. The costuming of the various races that are part of the Silk Road is really special, I wish their backgrounds had been developed further. It combines the best (worst?) of the History Channel, day time soaps, Chinese PR, Roman legionnaires and includes walk ons by just about every race in Asia. Although I was disappointed as I didn't identify any Rus although they may have been there, there is a LOT going on. Get some popcorn, suspend belief, abandon your need for seamless editing and enjoy!

I quite enjoyed this film, enough to have seen it multiple times over the years, I enjoy the plot and even though the movie isn't perfect, I really admire the idea of getting those of different cultures working together.

Decent but not the best This Adventure to quote Mark Kermode "it's fine"

I found that to be a very enjoyable film, not perfect, but quite grand. Fascinating to dip into that vein of history, however fictionalized. I also found the depth of trauma and just all-around horribleness, but also strange, spiritual intensity of warriorship in that time that the film got across to be unusually on point. It's a real thing, that kind of heightened-to-the-point-of-the-so-called-paranormal warriorship entailed by that old life (still present to a degree in some contexts), as dramatized in both chinese and roman characters here - but that height of artistry, in the context of war, means one thing: killing, the tragedy and consequences of killing, and the possible terrible addiction of the whole thing, becoming incredibly good at the thing that increasingly degrades your connection to love and even your respect for the lives of others per se. So, the film is uncomfortable that way, making the guts of that warrior culture real, horrible and frightening. Also entailed, though, is the amazing tradition of spiritual chivalry common to both western and asian warriorship, which has even become a path of enlightenment, whereby there is a unique role for great warriors to create peace, as those who can truly encounter the culture of violence on its own ground. For me, that latter theme of spiritual chivalry was there, set against the horror it has been and can be a medicine for.

I enjoyed this one despite the poor ratings it received as it told an interesting story between the Roman Empire & China with a show of battle culture and hopes for peace.

God awful. I want my 1 hour 43 minutes back.

Gerat movie that shows the difference between eastern and western ways of fighting in a good way, by giving both there moments to shine

A rather poor historical epic, Dragon Blade is more myth than history, and it's not told very well. Set in 50 BC, a rogue Roman legion on the run seeks shelter at the Wild Geese Gate at the end of the Silk Road, connecting Europe and Asia, in exchange for help in finishing the outpost's construction. The film is extremely heavy-handed with its theme of unity and working together, going so far as to have soldiers bond over a dance-like competition. And the dialog is just as thudding and ham-fisted. The bad acting doesn't help either, though leads Jackie Chan, John Cusack, and Adrien Brody do what they can. Also, Chan's fight choreography/directing is pretty good and delivers a number of exciting action sequences. Dragon Blade has its moments, but it tries too hard and ends up being a mess.

Dang its good. Critics are dumb shits but if you dont like this kinda movie, watch a boring movie instead like star trek.

Dam you how did this get made...

If you can get past the rough editing and a couple casting choices then there’s some really great stuff in here. Basically it’s a war film about peace. There are some really great bonding moments between the Chinese and the Romans in the first half. The plot can be overly complicated and there’s not enough set up for the multitude of factions involved. Would have been better if it was longer. Unlike most war films where one side is clearly bad, this film shows that both sides are very human. And despite their differences you can turn an enemy into a friend. Check it out if you can.

With editing as sloppy, dialogue as vapid, and performances (by the white cast) as lazy as whatever historical research went into this chauvinist Chinese chimera, the movie is endearingly dumb thanks to the always charming work of the only real legend on display here, the irreplaceable Jackie Chan.