A man is raised to be the strongest warrior in the history of world- ever. He is a member of the Sad Flutes clan, which gets its name from the sound of a throat being cut. He has killed all the members of a rival clan, except one, an infant girl. He cares for her and in doing so becomes the enemy of his clan, who try to kill him (and her.) Our warrior flees to American and ends up in a surreal looking town, located in the desert, occupied by circus people. They adopt him as one of their own. He is befriended by a black midget who reminded me a little of Captain Spaulding. A redheaded girl helps our warrior and becomes his student.

After the movie establishes some characters and ties up some plot points, the town is attacked by a band of outlaws. Our warrior who has given up his life of killing, once again must kill. Oh yea, about this time his clan shows up as we end up in a three way fight.

We have seen these movies a dozen times before. This one boasts some colorful characters that could have been better developed. The CG background with the magnificent colors was great. The acting and script was about what we expect for ninja westerns. No sex or nudity. There is killing and blood, a few dismembered body parts, not much in the way of gore. A good flick for those who enjoyed "Kill Bill".

Kung Fu Spaghetti Western about a warrior from the East sparing the life of a baby of an opposing clan and fleeing to the American West with the baby in tow.

Its a form over content film that mixes genres and styles into something that is going to be loved by some and hated by others then again depending upon mood ones attitude may change.

The visual style is very much a manga infused style that comes from doing the film on blue/ green screen backgrounds. Everything is real, yet hyper stylized. Weare dealing with arch-types and characters and not really real people which is fine. Arguing against the film because it isn't realistic is kind of missing the point, this is the cinematic equivalent of a boo hiss vaudeville show.

The film riffs and borrows from dozens of films both from the east and west. From Lone Wolf and Cub, to Django, to 300 to Casshern to Immortel to well take your pick.

I like it but I don't love it. Part of the reason it didn't really work for me is Kate Bosworth who gives too mannered a performance. If she hadn't tried so hard it would have been better.

I do think it's worth seeing, however I'm kind of torn in that the vistas look good on the big screen but the film isn't really worth paying full movie prices.

Unfairly maligned, grossly under-appreciated "Wu Xia meets Gunslinger" film.

The "martial artist with a baby" angle was probably inspired by the "Samurai Assassin" series of films.

The fish out of water "Eastern martial artist in the Old West" angle was probably inspired by Bruce Lee's "Kung Fu."

Sad to see so many movie fans slam this film so harshly. It really wasn't the awful mess they made it out to be. It was quite good in many respects. The plot/theme was clear and well-defined. The cinematography was expert. The fight sequences were skillfully choreographed, as good as those in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or "Hero."

Movie fans who have yet to see this film may want to ignore the naysayers and give it a chance. They may be pleasantly surprised.

Or not.