‘The Great Magician’ performs on the Blu-ray stage

New to DVD and Blu-ray from Well Go USAEntertainment is the new action fantasy from the director of Shinjuku Incident and One Nite in Mongkok Derek Yee, The Great Magician. The film stars three of Hong Kong’s biggest stars Tony Leung, Lau Ching-wan and the stunning Zhou Xun in a period piece actioner with plenty of magic. But how great is this magician and is he worth your hard earned dollars?

The Great Magician

Starring: Tony Leung, Lau Ching-wan, Zhou Xun, Wu Gang, Paul Chun and Yan Ni

Written by Chun Tin-nam, Lau Ho-leung and Derek Yee

Directed by Derek Yee

In the years after the Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty in China and established the Republic, the country is broken up into fiefdoms held by warlords, who are busy fighting each other. Village warlord Bully Lei (Ching-wan) is accused of using magic to recruit soldiers to his cause. New arrival Chang Hsien (Leung)

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