Kung fu fighter 2014 trailer12/28/2022 ![]() With that said, I'd still recommend this film. So it's not like it's a really good film from beginning to end, it just reaches that level as it's ending. So I'll say that the it essentially just squeaked in a 3.5 stars just at the end. And, actually, it would've gotten 3 stars if it wasn't for the climactic fight scene. I'd recommend the movie just based on that. But that's pretty much it regarding the negatives, it's just that the story really falls back behind such great action sequences. Not that the villain isn't good, it's just that you can't really buy into his motives because there are none. I mean he lost his wife to cancer and that's why he's determined to kill all the kung fu grandmasters. It also feels like the villain didn't really have a real reason for doing the things he did. I wouldn't say it's throwaway, but it's not a great narrative. It didn't feel like the script was carefully and meticulously written. It just doesn't really click for me as much as it probably could have. It's just that the kung fu aspect adds something fresh to the 'story', I suppose. The cops are always just one step behind, you've seen this before and you'll very likely see it again. I don't wanna say it's convoluted, but it follows a fairly basic police procedural structure, with the clue A leading to clue B and so on and so forth. Where the film does 'fall apart' is the narrative. It's not that the rest of the fight scenes aren't good, because they're really damn good, it's just that this climactic one is that much better. It covers different fighting styles and is crisply edited. This might, honestly, be one of the best action scenes I've seen in any film this year. The action is pretty excellent, offering many memorable fight scenes, particularly the climactic fight scene between Hahou and the villain of the film, on the middle of a busy highway. But back to the action, it is pretty tremendous and as you could probably tell from the rating, this is where this film truly shines. He's also a considerably better actor than Jet Li or Jackie Chan, something that he definitely does not get enough credit for. I think he definitely deserves more acclaim for his talents at putting together excellent action scenes. He was stuck between the past of Jackie Chan and Jet Li and the future of Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian from The Raid. I don't think this guy has gotten the credit for being a consistently good martial arts action star. Realistically speaking, however, Donnie Yen is just as good as those two and despite the fact that he's been doing this for over three decades, Donnie's body has held up surprisingly well considering the fact that he is now 52 years old. Part of the reason is that both Jackie and Jet made a successful transition to the United States market, whereas Donnie pretty much stuck it out in Hong Kong. Particularly when compared to people like Jackie Chan or Jet Li. Ever since I've been watching Donnie Yen's films, which hasn't even been that long now, maybe 3-4 years since I first watched Ip Man, I've come to the realization that this guy is supremely underrated as a martial arts actor.
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