Plot: Set in the early 20th century where Wai (Jet Li) embarks on an action packed quest in search of "The Scriptures With No Words". Accompanied by his loyal assistant Pao they encounter many obstacles along the way, including the lovely-but-deadly Yu Fung, a top agent for the Japanese who falls for Dr Wai's boyish looks, and lethal fighting skills of underworld gangster Ngai, who falls prey to the scriptures and transforms into an evil monster to confront Li in the final showdown.
Review: I'm usually a big fan of Jet Li movies, but this one was really bad. I didn't have a clue what was going on and the acting was pretty appalling. Some of the action scenes weren't to bad, but the storyline was all over the place and it just seemed to jump for one scene to the next. Although the movie was made in the 90's, it looked like it was made in the early 80's with a dodgy camera. The film reminded me of Jackie Chan's earlier work when he was making those ridiculous Kung fu comedies that were equally bad. Anyway, I'll put this movie down to a quick payday for Li because he brought out much better movies in the 90's.
Round-Up: I've decided to start a Jet Li collection, but this movie was not a good film to start off with. It might be down to the fact that I lost complete interest right from the beginning, which is why I lost the plot, but it didn't seem like I missed much. The fact is, no matter what type of movie Jet Li is in, his fighting skills are impressive and there very unique, except for appearance in the Expendables were he doesn't seem to do much at all. Anyway, if your a Jet Li fan, don't judge him by this movie because it had to be one of his worst ones.
I recommend this movie to people who are into there Jet Li movies about a man in search for some scriptures. 1/10
Review: I'm usually a big fan of Jet Li movies, but this one was really bad. I didn't have a clue what was going on and the acting was pretty appalling. Some of the action scenes weren't to bad, but the storyline was all over the place and it just seemed to jump for one scene to the next. Although the movie was made in the 90's, it looked like it was made in the early 80's with a dodgy camera. The film reminded me of Jackie Chan's earlier work when he was making those ridiculous Kung fu comedies that were equally bad. Anyway, I'll put this movie down to a quick payday for Li because he brought out much better movies in the 90's.
Round-Up: I've decided to start a Jet Li collection, but this movie was not a good film to start off with. It might be down to the fact that I lost complete interest right from the beginning, which is why I lost the plot, but it didn't seem like I missed much. The fact is, no matter what type of movie Jet Li is in, his fighting skills are impressive and there very unique, except for appearance in the Expendables were he doesn't seem to do much at all. Anyway, if your a Jet Li fan, don't judge him by this movie because it had to be one of his worst ones.
I recommend this movie to people who are into there Jet Li movies about a man in search for some scriptures. 1/10