What It Is: A historical epic from Kazakhstan and the country's most expensive film to date.Why I Watched It: The little boy in me loves to see sword fights.
What I Thought: It was good. I wasn't Braveheart good, but it was enjoyable, if a bit slow at times. Nomad didn't have any of the artistic license taken with recent Asian epics like Hero or House of Flying Daggers. It also didn't have any of the inserted pop music weirdness of Asoka.
The combat was fun, but I'll stick with Braveheart or even The 13th Warrior if visceral swordplay is all I'm in the mood for. The story was decent as well, but doesn't hold a candle to great epics like Hero. Nomad still kicked the shit out of schlock like Alexander though!
Ultimately, Nomad felt like a really strong effort that just didn't quite reach the mark. I'll definitely keep an eye out for anything else coming out of Kazakhstan, however.
Highlights: Mark Dacascos, Jason Scott Lee as a fun Obi-Wan style mentor type and brother vs. brother gladiatorial action!
Who Should See It: History buffs and other fans of epic action.
How Soon: You can take your time.
2 comments:
Okay... am I the only one that assumed Kazakhstan was a made-up country due to, you know, that one dude?
Nope, I was right there with ya. :-)
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