Director, co-writer and production designer Daniel Lee keeps things moving so quickly, there's little time to worry about such basics as where we are or what's actually going on.

While "14 Blades" grinds on perhaps a half-hour too long, its ambitions and energies show that for a fresh take on the western, go east.

Come for Ku's joyful choreography, stay for Yen's most memorable post-comeback performance.

...all that said, it has its fun moments and Yen is just a total tough guy. Never has a small wooden box been filled with so many fun weapons of death.