Wu xia
Wu xia
Directed by:
Peter ChanCast:
Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jimmy Wang Yu, Wei Tang, Kara Hui, Wu Jiang, Zhang Wei, Ethan Juan, Xiaoran Li, Kang Yu, Zhusheng Yin, Kenji Tanigaki, Hua Yan (more)VOD (1)
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Paper maker Liu Jinxi (Donnie Yen) lives in a quiet Yunnan village with his wife Yu (Tang Wei) and two sons. One day, Liu runs into a robbery in the local general store and manages to kill the two criminals by sheer luck. However, detective Xu Baijiu (Kaneshiro Takeshi) thoroughly analyzes the crime scene and comes up with a different conclusion: Jinxi is actually a brutal killer who was once the second-in-command of the powerful 72 Demons Gang. Soon, word of Jinxi's heroics reaches the gang's leader (Jimmy Wang Yu) and his wife (Kara Hui), who set out to reclaim their own by any means necessary. But is Jinxi really the legendary killer the detective believes he is? (official distributor synopsis)
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I had big prejudices about the film (I don't like Wu xia and the long running time and the historical subtext don't make a very appealing impression on me), but hats off, it's a real blast. The film features only four fights, but they are long, with perfect choreography, great camera work, breathtaking visuals and amazing details. I watched with an open mouth seeing how stylishly Peter Chan plays with the camera, giving you a truly spectacular and extraordinary experience thanks also to the brilliant Donnie Yen. Takeshi Kaneshiro was also great in the role of the smart detective, he takes your breath away with his cleverness and subtlety. The dialogue, plot progression and twists are unusually solid for an action film. I enjoyed it 90%.
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