Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen

Legend Of The Fist - The Return Of Chen Zhen

Synopsis

A continuation of the 1995 television series Fist of Fury, Donnie Yen reprises his role as Chen Zhen, a role made famous by Bruce Lee in “Fist Of Fury” (1972). The film is set seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher’s death in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia boss. That man is a disguised Chen Zhen, who intends to infiltrate the mob when they form an alliance with the Japanese. Disguising himself as a caped fighter by night, Chen intends to take out everyone involved as well as get his hands on an assassination list prepared by the Japanese.

Official Site: www.mediaasia.com/legendofthefist

Singapore Release Date: 23rd September 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 113 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Action | Drama | History

Cast: Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong

Crew: Director (Andrew Lau), Producer (Andrew Lau, Gordon Chan), Writers (Cheung Chi-shing, Gordon Chan), Music (Chan Kwong-wing), Cinematography (Andrew Lau, Ng Man-ching) and Editing (Azrael Chung)

The Trailer

The Review

Donnie Yen takes on the legendary role made famous by the late Bruce Lee in his 1972 hit “Fist of Fury”. And the outcome? Well for me, Donnie succeed in continuing Lee’s legacy in ‘Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen’.

This movie is just more than endless fighting scenes, but it does have a tight script, although the plot premise could have been better.

It’s not your typical Hong Kong movie, as the film showed flashes of Hollywood-esque with its parkour inspired scenes.

Entertained I was as I watched Donnie kicked some serious ass-whopping. To fully enjoy this flick, leave your brain at the doors, and lower your expectations.

The Good

• Excellent choreographed sequences

The Bad

• Paper thin plot
• Redundant sub-plots

Editor’s Ratings