明末，皇帝昏庸无道，百姓民不聊生，保卫江山社稷的锦衣卫被奸臣利用而成为了朝廷的暗杀工具，一时间听闻锦衣卫的名声便令人不寒而栗。早年间因谋权篡位而被施刑后流放塞北的庆亲王（洪金宝饰），一直没有放弃夺权之念，他暗中贿赂并勾结受宠的宦官贾精忠（罗家英饰），意图谋反，贾精忠随后便展开行动，如果不愿意加入者，只有一条死路可走
锦衣卫指挥史青龙（甄子丹饰）被派出执行任务，却因为识破了贾精忠阴谋而受到猎杀，他的几个好兄弟都相继被杀，青龙在身受重伤后被正义镖局所救，并与老镖头的女儿乔花产生情愫，天鹰帮帮主大漠判官（吴尊饰）和乔花准备助力青龙阻止庆亲王与贾精忠的谋反阴谋时，庆亲王的义女脱脱（徐子珊饰）来到了大漠，她的任务就是要将青龙置于死地。
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was incompetent and the common people had no means to live. His reputation is chilling. In the early years, Prince Qing (played by Sammo Hung) who was exiled in northern Saibei after being sentenced for seeking power and usurping the throne, never gave up the idea of seizing power. He secretly bribed and colluded with the favored eunuch Jia Jingzhong (played by Luo Jiaying) in order to rebel. Then take action, if you don't want to join, there is only one dead end
Shi Qinglong (played by Donnie Yen), the commander of Jinyiwei, was sent to perform a mission, but he was hunted down because he saw through Jia Jingzhong's conspiracy. Several good brothers were killed one after another. Qinglong was rescued by the Justice Escort after being seriously injured, and fell in love with Qiao Hua, the daughter of the old escort. When the prince and Jia Jingzhong conspired against each other, Prince Qing's righteous daughter Tuotuo (played by Xu Zishan) came to the desert. Her mission was to put Qinglong to death.
令人惊叹的动作场面和打斗戏。《锦衣卫》中的动作场面设计精彩纷呈，呈现了高强度的打斗戏。甄子丹的出色武打技巧和身手使得每一场战斗都充满了力量和激情。观众将被各种华丽的动作和精心编排的打斗技巧所吸引，这些场景让人难以忘怀。
演员们出色的表演和角色塑造。甄子丹、赵薇和Wei Zhao等演员们在《锦衣卫》中展现了出色的演技和角色塑造。甄子丹以他的强大气场和激情演绎了一个勇敢而有正义感的角色，赵薇和Wei Zhao则分别展现了不同的女性魅力和智慧。他们的演技使得角色更加立体和生动。
扣人心弦的故事情节和紧张节奏。《锦衣卫》的故事情节紧凑且扣人心弦，充满了悬疑和紧张感。故事以锦衣卫的秘密任务为背景，充满了政治阴谋和刺激的追逐。导演巧妙地控制了节奏，使得观众在整个电影过程中始终保持着紧张的状态，每一个转折都让人屏息以待。
