Not action, drama film
I don't like giving bad reviews, but this film is not honest up front about what it is, which is a slow drama with very low production values. I can forgive the poor acting, but with very little action and humor, it's a drama and should have been advertised as such.
Great story/drama.
It is not a pure action flick. Yes there is some but that is not what the film is about. It is a very good drama.
Without giving much away, I enjoyed the film greatly. There are many subtle nuisances to Chinese culture. For a western audience the ending may be somewhat of a surprise. For a Chinese audience, the ending is already known. This would be like a version of Shakespeare play, adapted to a modern film. Or a version of something very familiar. Though it is nothing like this story wise, pretend a Shakespearean type movie came out, set in modern times. If you are familiar with the Shakespeare play you will have a good sense of how the movie goes.
So for a western audience it is a great drama. For a Chinese audience it is a very well done rendition of a known story.
Cute but Lacking
The Shaolin history lesson is interesting, and the story is cute... but the implementation is lacking.
There are a few transitions that didn't make sense, and while the main actor was fine, there were a lot of poorly acted support roles.
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