Tang Lung, a skilled martial arts fighter from Hong Kong, visits friends in Rome to find that their restaurant business is being threatened by a criminal gang. The gang are not above using violence to try to get the restaurant owner to sell. He helps them defend their business but the gang then escalates proceedings.
Starring Bruce Lee, this was the first film that he also wrote and directed. He puts in his usual action-packed performance but the writing and direction are quite weak: basic plot with random plot developments, isolated scenes that are weird in their pointlessness and dialogue that is often quite laughable.
This is not helped by a supporting cast whose performances are generally very lame.
Quite appropriate then that this is filmed in Rome as it is essentially a Spaghetti Martial Arts film, a martial arts version of a Spaghetti Western.
The action scenes, however, are great and make the film watchable. Lee is at his best and he meets a formidable opponent in the character of Colt, played by Chuck Norris in his first credited film role.
Overall, okay but not great.
Starring Bruce Lee, this was the first film that he also wrote and directed. He puts in his usual action-packed performance but the writing and direction are quite weak: basic plot with random plot developments, isolated scenes that are weird in their pointlessness and dialogue that is often quite laughable.
This is not helped by a supporting cast whose performances are generally very lame.
Quite appropriate then that this is filmed in Rome as it is essentially a Spaghetti Martial Arts film, a martial arts version of a Spaghetti Western.
The action scenes, however, are great and make the film watchable. Lee is at his best and he meets a formidable opponent in the character of Colt, played by Chuck Norris in his first credited film role.
Overall, okay but not great.