Legend of the Fist (2010)

Legend of the Fist: Directed by Andrew Lau. With Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Bo Huang. Chen Zhen, believed dead, returns to 1930s Shanghai under a false name. He joins a mob boss for info on the Japanese incl. a long kill list and at night fights the Japanese masked.

“Previously this year, there were u0026quot;True Legendu0026quot;, u0026quot;14 Bladesu0026quot;, u0026quot;The Legend is Born: Ip Manu0026quot; and the breathtaking u0026quot;Ip Man 2u0026quot;. They have been well- made and enjoyable. September brings up another Donnie Yen flick: u0026quot;Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhenu0026quot;. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie was actually not bad at all. The acting was not really bad at all and everything was fine. But, why a 6?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFirst, unlike u0026quot;Ip Man 2u0026quot;, the movie didnu0026#39;t get to roam many places as the setting like previous martial art flicks. Instead, most of the movie or at least 85% of the movie took place in a club. That made the movie look pretty dull and boring. I just wanted more locations and explore more of Chen Zhenu0026#39;s world rather than staying in a club doing nothing; in the club, there were only some non-action stuff and they were boring.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSecondly, the climactic moment. What the hell happened to Chen Zhen. Itu0026#39;s just so strange if you watch the climactic scene. In other words, youu0026#39;re facing a tough enemy and you didnu0026#39;t even get to hit him once in the first round. Suddenly, you rose and the enemy didnu0026#39;t get to hit you once. So u0026quot;what the hell happenedu0026quot;. Itu0026#39;s just perfectly shot in the first part and it just suddenly drops in the second round. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThirdly, why did Donnie Yen do the signature u0026quot;hayau0026quot; noises of Bruce Lee. I didnu0026#39;t hear any of those noises in the first movie. What happened to Chen Zhen? Itu0026#39;s just so bizarre and unnecessary. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor the others, they were fine. The music was satisfying enough to raise suspense for the movie and the action scenes were perfectly directed. Nothing wrong with the others. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, the movie does show quite some semi-nude scenes which were pretty disturbing. Compared to u0026quot;Ip Man 2u0026quot;, u0026quot;Chen Zhenu0026quot; has bloodier action scenes. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, the martial action movie was enjoyable and worth to be watched. Only those three things spoil the enjoyment of the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePrince AJBu0026#39;s rating: 6/10 or 60%u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThanks for reading my review and hope it is useful.”