Man of Tai Chi (2013)

Release date: 2013-07-05
Country: USA|China|Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese|English|Mandarin
Director: Keanu Reeves
Production Co: China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Company Films, Dalian Wanda Group
Genre: Action, Drama
Rating: 6.1/10
Length: 1h 45min

Storyline

Tiger Chen is a Tai Chi student who is rather rebellious and uses Tai Chi to fight despite his master's concerns. When the temple where he studies get threatened from modern redevelopment, he fights in an underground fight club to get money the temple needs. However he soon realizes that his employer has other negative motives.

Plot Keywords

hidden camera, double cross, broken leg, blood, punched in the stomach, fight to the death, death, two against one, fistfight, hand to hand combat, ship, police station, betrayal, stabbed in the chest, mixed martial arts, tough guy, internet, fictional game show, brutality, violence

Short Review

The brutally efficient shooting style Reeves employs to film master choreographer Yuen Woo Ping's breathtaking fights is refreshingly grounded and old-school kinetic.