Directed by:
George NolfiCinematography:
Amir MokriCast:
Philip Ng, Yu Xia, Ron Yuan, Peter Chao, Terry Chen, Billy Magnussen, Vanessa Ross, Darren E. Scott, Gerardo Barcala, Ed Moy, Christina July Kim, Steven Wiig (more)VOD (3)
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In the world of martial arts, there is one man above all: Bruce Lee. San Francisco, 1965. Young, hungry and looking for an opportunity to make a name for himself, Lee (Philip Ng) challenges legendary Shaolin monk and kung fu master, Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu), to a fight when he hears that he's crossing the Pacific to observe the state of kung fu in America. Their legendary fight would change the history of martial arts forever. (Altitude Film Distribution)
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This is definitely a film where you have more expectations than what you end up getting, but there are still some scenes that can be quite fulfilling, at least if you have a need for good action or good martial arts. There’s a lot of dancing in parts, but there are scenes I enjoyed. Bruce Lee's performance was interesting.
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I liked the trailer quite a bit, the foreign reviews were pretty discouraging and now I know why. The film has a lot of stupid dialogues, to the point where I felt ashamed at times, the acting is terrible, especially Philip Ng, who plays Bruce Lee as arrogant, almost sleazy and unlikeable (he was excellent in Once Upon a Time in Shanghai), and the fights don't stand out much either. The choreography is varied and interesting, but I found them very non-contact, lacking in grit and certainly not exciting. Those familiar with films like this can ignore it, the rest might not be offended. 45%
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