The Donnie Yen vehicle ICEMAN was an ill-advised remake of a Hong Kong classic of the late 1980s starring the great Yuen Biao as the time-travelling hero and the equally great Yuen Wah as his adversary. This sequel, again starring Yen, took ages to get made and released and on reflection they probably shouldn't have bothered. This is a typically sloppy production, packed full of bad writing, plot holes, illogical scenes and random propaganda shoehorned into the mix. Yen is on autopilot while other familiar faces such as Simon Yam merely go through the motions in stock roles. The only joy I had came from seeing Yasuaki Kurata who still cuts it as one of the main villains. The running time is fairly short but feels twice as long thanks to the sheer inanity of it all, and there isn't even much in the way of action aside from at the CGI-laden climax.
Review of Iceman: The Time Traveller
