Recently seeing the rough and ready To Kill With Intrigue (also reviewed), I decided to continue my viewing of Jackie Chan titles, by meeting the wooden men.
View on the film:
Chopping open a sparkling soundtrack and a print with a fitting level of film grain, 88 Films present a jam packed transfer, backed by two great audio commentaries.
Not saying a single word of dialogue for almost the whole run time, Jackie Chan displays his impressive technical prowess in the training montages, but the deafening silence, sadly leaves Little Mute appearing to be detached, and Chan to be keeping a distance, from really digging into the character.
Starting proceedings with a seven minute cold opening fight, the director brushes pass the shining, lush outdoor locations in South Korea, and strikes straight into a shambles atmosphere, where the crash-zooms and jumbled jump-cuts stumble along with a aimless screenplay by Hsin Chin towards the Action set-pieces being given no room to breath, and left for dead in the mud, by the wooden men.
View on the film:
Chopping open a sparkling soundtrack and a print with a fitting level of film grain, 88 Films present a jam packed transfer, backed by two great audio commentaries.
Not saying a single word of dialogue for almost the whole run time, Jackie Chan displays his impressive technical prowess in the training montages, but the deafening silence, sadly leaves Little Mute appearing to be detached, and Chan to be keeping a distance, from really digging into the character.
Starting proceedings with a seven minute cold opening fight, the director brushes pass the shining, lush outdoor locations in South Korea, and strikes straight into a shambles atmosphere, where the crash-zooms and jumbled jump-cuts stumble along with a aimless screenplay by Hsin Chin towards the Action set-pieces being given no room to breath, and left for dead in the mud, by the wooden men.