The acting isn't great, the special effects are probably from about 10 years ago standard and it's cheesy as hell but I'm really enjoying it. The fight scenes are fantastic. You'll know after 1 episode if you want to watch more.
Add a Review
-
silentbobni21 August 2019
-
dvted8 August 2019The effects suck big time. The acting could be better. I had more expectations from the lead actor as he is ranked quite high for his roles in the Raid movie series. Somehow the hip hop tracks don't just fit in with the mood or scene. Honestly don't know how it has such a high rating.
-
ToddynMissy8 August 2019Predictable, cheesy bit fun... like crossing the movie "Bullet Proof Monk" with the TV Series "Kung Fu."
It was binge worthy on a night I couldn't sleep as it doesn't require a whole lot of focus to follow the in-surprising story line. -
Kai Jin is a serene and calm chef in a restaurant of San Francisco. He becomes the latest Wu assassin, i.e. the chosen one, thanks to a monk piece which gives him the power of a thousand monks. His mission, should he choose to accept it, consists in restoring balance in San Francisco's Chinatown.
A series avec Iko Uwais et Mark Dacascos, that's an offer you can't refuse. It's globally well-interpreted with a childish and cheesy atmosphère which reminds me Iron Fist (2017) and with a script freely inspired from The Last Airbender (2010). Even if the Computer-Generated Imagery is perfectible, the series is worth a stab, thanks to talented and perfectly orchestrated kung-fu fighting. -
Plazeebo1 September 2019I gave this a 6 but it doesn't deserve that. But - on the other hand I don't want the movie execs to think "oh - people don't like martial arts tv shows".
I do love martial arts shows. "Warrior", "Into the Badlands", "Daredevil". They can be made.
But this is just silly. The CGI is (very) low budget and low talent.
The stunt coordination is not worthy of skilled people like Dacascos and Uwais.
The use of stock footage, stock sounds and music is too much.
The story is good, but it's told in a really condescending way.
I sooo wanted to see Dascasos in a TV show. I was disapointed. -
GCBH8024 August 2019Given the choice of two Asian martial arts tv series. Warrior beats Wu Assassins, Warrior wins hands down. Plot, cast, fight scenes, fight choreography, production design. Everything. So disappointed in this as it had some of my favourite characters from Into The Badlands (which was a 9/10 for me) Hard pass
-
BDalais14 August 2019It's got a decent enough plot and characters to just sit back and enjoy it for the action/crime/martial arts show that it is. It's not going to win any awards but at the same time it doesn't disappoint for what it is...
That being except "The Soundtrack". What in god's earth were they thinking when they put this together? The fighting scenes which are choreographed well enough are ruined by cheesy music that makes you caught between a state of wanting to take it seriously and have a bit of a chuckle.
Promising serious. Netflix, to save this show and improve it dramatically. Please fire whoever is in charge of placing music in scenes because they're absolute horrible at their job. Thanks -
nuallankelly24 August 2019I absolutely loved Into the Badlands, so when I heard about this new show, I was excited! Was thinking it was going to be just as epic as Into the Badlands. Man, was I wrong!! Thoroughly disappointing show!! I had to force myself to sit thru each episode because I wanted to watch just the martial art fight scenes. Mind you only a handful of them were solid (the ones with Lewis Tan and Iko Uwais). Why wasn't Mark Dacascos given more fight screen time?? And Lewis Tan should've been cast as the lead. Sorry Iko, but your acting needs drastic improvement...monotone, deadpan, dropped lines, etc. The acting overall was terrible! The sad thing is you have veteran actors on this show like Byron Mann, Tommy Flanagan, Mark Dacascos, and Summer Glau. I'll blame the director and writers for these actor's out-of-the-norm subpar performances. I am thoroughly perplexed as to how this show is 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. Even The Iron Fist was way more tolerable to watch than this show!
-
Rob133130 September 2022Wu-Assassins was a lot better than I expected it to be and much better than the 6.4 rating it has. It's about a San Francisco chef (Iko Uwais) who becomes the latest in a line of assassins chosen to keep the mystical Wu powers out of the hands of evil people. It has plenty of martial arts and action with great fight scenes. It's not a perfect show but it is entertaining. People seem to be all over the place on it, a lot of people either love it or hate it. I'm one of the people who liked it and was hoping for another season! Even though a second season never came it was popular enough that they did make movie to finish up the story. Iko Uwais is one of the best martial artists in the world and so fun to watch!
-
It's an enjoyable watch if a little cheesy, fight scenes are awesome and I love the idea but the music is horrible and doesn't fit at all!! It completely takes away from the spiritual mystery at its core. Music should be there to help enrich the atmosphere and feel of the show (a part of a bigger whole) but all it does is make it feel tacky and forced, as if it was chosen because they thought having popular music would make the show more popular but all it does it take away from it.
-
karya-one27 August 2019Great fight choreography. But Im pretty sure alot of Mark Dacascos scenes were cut. What a waste of a casting. Subplots set up, with little payoffs.
-
Supermanfan-1314 November 2020Wu-Assassins was a lot better than I expected it to be and much better than the 6.4 rating it has. It has plenty of action with great fight scenes. People seem to be all over the place on it, a lot of people either love it or hate it. I'm one of the people who liked it and can't wait for another season! Iko Uwais is one of the best martial artists in the world and so fun to watch.
-
chimera-2536627 August 2019A good choice when you're working out: entertaining storyline, some enjoyable fights, doesn't take any concentration to follow. Sure, the special effects are cheesy - but hey, it's a cartoon!
Acting is uneven, but Celia Au is a cringeworthy standout: every one of her line readings is utterly unbelievable. -
xaydin-8197327 August 2019Ok concept. Music selection is pretty bad. Wrong genre in this series.
-
spikeypoet2 September 2019Firstly, this soap opera mixed with martial arts. The acting is trash, so is the CGI. A lot of the music doesn't work, it just detracts from what you're supposed to feel; it's very distracting. I really wasn't going to comment on that because I thought I could overlook it, but some of the music is so awful and doesn't work with the scenes that it's placed with. How do you misplace music!? Hahaha just awful!! I was glad to see Lewis Tan in this, he looks awesome, his acting needs work, but he looks fantastic (tall, athletic and very stylish). Joe Taslim would have saved this wreckage. The martial arts scenes are sick, but the rest is pretty bad. I'll endure it and then see what season 2 is about. I mean I got through season 1 of Black Lightning, which was terrible: season 2 corrected the teething issues, so I'll give this the same chance.
-
TheDyingGirl24 August 2019Is there even a point making a live version of Avatar the last airbender cause this easily could be it you know with the whole strength of the past dead monks etc. Having to defeat the bad guy AKA fire Lord Ozai. Entering the spirit world to get guidance etc. Oh man and then it went so pear shaped I had to give up. Initially gave it an 8 had to drop my rating to a six . It could have been more !!!
-
iambunny8 August 2019Script seems fine. As like in trailer it shows the wu assassin fights back with his own father. It's predictable and easy to guess the plots. It's fine & entertaining to watch.
-
hipark1-877-67011126 August 2019SPOILER ALERT!
I felt like they built up the first half of the season showing that Kai was a good guy and not a killer and then it ends with him murdering a man right when he is reunited with his family after 500 years..... Thought it would have been better if Kai found a way to do things "his way" which was what I thought the direction was going when he extracted the Fire Wu from Uncle Six. Oh and I was pissed when they killed Uncle Six right when Kai resolved things with him. UGH -
garber011822 August 2019I really enjoyed Wu Assassins. The plot is a little out there... kind of like what you would expect from an anime series. But it's filled with lots of lore to explore, and characters I want to see more of.
The only big problem I have is with the digital effects. They're pretty bad... it's almost kind of funny. A good comparison would be the Mortal Kombat films from the 90's. Just like that!
Bottom line, it's a fun, mystical, action thriller that needs some more seasons to flesh out what it brought to the table.
(Oh, and if you're reading this and have connections to the show, please don't waste an easter egg of Katheryn Winnick watching and rooting for a Minnesota "Vikings" game) -
0U19 March 2020Fun enough - a little uneven in the acting and the script. Some of the actors are really good and some clearly are less so which makes it noticeable. Sometimes the script is OK and sometimes it just doesnt work. Action sequences are really good. And appreciate the representation of the Chinese in San Francisco Experience - and all the Cantonese speakers. All and all, it shows some promise and worth to look at another season.
-
shefchenko29 October 2019Yeah, this is the first noticeable thing- IT IS LAME. And yet, I kind of enjoy watching it. The music is terrible, the acting is ..eh, the script is childish, but I keep on watching it. I am not even sure why Katheryn Winnick agreed to be in this one. The theme is intriguing , and may be that's how it got me..I don't really know. More than a six would be too much, so I'm giving it my max- 6.
-
I love kungfu-movies and fantasy, so this show should have been perfect for me. There are a lot of good things in this show:
- Very talented kungfu fighting.
- The main character knows his kungfu moves
- The bad guy did solid acting as well
Then the Cons: -The worst soundtrack ever. Poor R&M which does not match half of the scenes in any way and ruins the whole vibe.- Bad CGI.
- The police woman plot arch is so bad that it makes me cringe.
My advice, watch something better. -
It's got Katheryn Winnick finally given a chance to show off her karate chops, it's got Iko Uwais doing his wooden acting with fantastic martial arts and... It's got fireballs! If you like Oriental themed stories with great martial arts, the B-gradeness of everything can be forgiven, it's entertaining enough.
-
torndownunit-507-42948716 September 2019Overall the show is pretty fun. The acting isn't fantastic, but for the style of show it's not outlandish, with the exception of the Ying Ying character who is absolutely awful. I find most of the other characters are mainly just cheesy with cheesy dialog which kind of fits with the genre a bit. A lot of people have criticized the effects, but that's another case where in my eyes it sort of fits the feel of the show.
The only really awful part of the show in my view is the soundtrack, which a lot of others users have pointed out in reviews. The other issues don't stop me from getting into the show, but the soundtrack is so awful that it actually distracts me while viewing it.
Overall it's just a fun, but cheesy show that has some potential to improve. Especially if they ditch whoever is looking after the music. -
nautankey18 August 2019The first 3- 4 episodes were above average and piqued my interest. Post that they lost the plot.
The hero is supposed to have the power of 1000 monks and it takes him 10mins to beat a gang henchman, serious WTF. Choreography of the fight sequences is outdated, the longish fights wud have worked in the 90s probably.
And the lead actor, guess the writer's note to him asked to underplay the role. He ends up not playing it at all.