THE MAGNIFICENT RUFFIANS is about as typical a Venoms film as you can get - and there's nothing wrong with that. It has an interesting subtext about the growth of new technology and weapons meaning that martial artists are left out on their luck, but this is very much secondary to the story of Lu Feng's greedy property owner who'll stop at nothing to indulge in his twin passions of expansion and killing rival martial artists. Lo Meng is a delight as the upright security bureau chief standing against him, while the others play vagabonds who get caught up in the plot. There's plenty of action, of course, the best of it saved for the elaborate climax, and it's never less than engaging at any point.
Review of The Magnificent Ruffians
