Ring of Fire (1991)
9KRing of Fire (1991). 1h 37m | R
“Thereu0026#39;s racial tension on the streets and what can build those bridges? Lengthy talks? Kickboxing? How about accidentally stabbing an innocent bystander? That seems to work, but it takes a long time to get there.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDon u0026quot;Draygou0026#39;s guiltu0026quot; Wilson is Johnny (Cash), an ex-kickboxer from the streets who is now a doctor patching up kickboxers at his local hospital. Seems like tension arising amongst the Chinese kickboxers and a bunch of white kickboxers who canu0026#39;t seem to tell the different between Japanese, Chinese or Vietnamese folk. One of the white guys is played by Gary Daniels, who does his patented u0026#39;doing the splitsu0026#39; thing, only this time he does it at a forty-five degree angle! The other two white guys of note are Chuck and Brad. Now Chuck is going out with Bradu0026#39;s sister but after a change meeting at a Chinese restaurant Bradu0026#39;s sister now has the hots for Johnny, and vice versa, and this is where the film spends a lot of time being a romance instead of a kick arse nineties martial arse movie. Do I need to point out that these guys are racialists and arenu0026#39;t happy that Bradu0026#39;s sister is hanging around with a Japanese Chinese Vietnamese guy? More tensions arise when Tommy, Johnnyu0026#39;s cousin, is all set up to fight Brad and Johnny says the best way to get Brad to back off is to make the fight as dangerous as possible by using gloves with glass on them. How do you think that turned out for Tommy? Couldnu0026#39;t you have just called the police there Johnny? This all heads towards a showdown at the end but I signed up to see Don u0026quot;The Donu0026quot; Wilson knock folk out with his feet. Too much romance, not enough fighting – the sequel is much better by the way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMad props however for this being the only film Iu0026#39;ve seen where a Chinese guy pees on Gary Danielu0026#39;s head – I bet Jackie Chan wishes he thought of putting that in City Hunter!”
