there are neither enough laughs nor stunts to alleviate the tedium of this needlessly confusing and seemingly interminable half-hearted exercise that runs more than two hours
"Railroad Tigers," directed by Ding Sheng, is kind of a mess. It opens as if it were a kid's film, then applies a light slapstick touch to a "let's take out the railroad bridge" scenario that gets harder to maintain as the casualties mount
"Railroad Tigers" is bookended by scenes suggesting the movie's events have passed, with time, into fable. That's unnecessary: By the time the train arrives at its - and the story's - fitting end, the film already feels like a legend
by Cary Darling [DFW.com ]
by Tom Keogh [Seattle Times ]
