This movie of Jet Li is certainly not the best movie he has appeared in (Fist of legend) but nevertheless it is a very good one. The downpoint of this movie lies in the fact that many un(der)schooled people (Soelin) will have trouble with the storyline (basically evolving around the intrigues of the Manchu government and 8 schools (7 + King of Green Bat sect)). But let's be honest, not many of us are fan of Jet because of his great acting skills are we now? If you want to see a good movie then you'd be better of with Citizen Kane, Casablanca or The godfather. The true fans of Jet are watching him for what he's best in, being martial arts. Rating this movie considering I can only conclude that The Evil Cult has very entertaining fighting sequences choreographed by the legendary Sammo Hung Kam-Bo who can only be compared to the likes of Yuen Wo Ping, etc. True, most sequences are wired, but considering the time of making (1993) this movie was striving to continue the modern style which started with the pioneering Once Upon a Time in China and the groundbreaking Dragon Inn. All in all I must stress again that this movie is only for the fans of old school KungFu - modern style and for the real fans of Jet who can't live without having seen all his movies.
Review of Kung Fu Cult Master
