John Woo was one of the reasons I got into watching Hong Kong films many years ago. Unfortunately it's been ages since he's put out anything that I've been able to tolerate, let alone enjoy. His constant use of Woo-isms (just give the doves a rest, already) and attempts to go Hollywood left me cold.
So I didn't have high hopes for Red Cliff, especially after I heard Chow Yun Fat walked off the set right at the start.
A violent historic epic, Musa is the tale of a Korean diplomatic envoy to China that is exiled and left for dead in the desert. Left to their own devices they must find their way back from China across the desert and steppelands. Things become more complicated when the hotheaded Korean general decides to rescue a Chinese princess from some Mongolian warriors. The initial rescue (which results in a bloody battle) may be a success, but it still leaves the Koreans and Chinese stranded in the middle of nowhere—and pursued by a horde of very angry Mongolians.
