Handsome production design and sweeping battle vistas lend a touch of class, with Chan directing the action scenes with trademark brio.

There are nice moments, but this is pure bombast, and Chan's natural action flair is not given free rein.

For those who ever wondered what it would be like to see John Cusack and Jackie Chan engage in a swordfight (both of you), here is "Dragon Blade."

...it would be misleading (if gracious) to focus only on Dragon Blade's handful of redeeming aspects. In total, it's a ridiculous drag of a movie...