It's about 2 best friends who travel 2 opposite paths after being forced to leave the Shaolin Temple in disgrace. Obviously, their paths will criss-cross again.
Originally released as Twin Warriors, this is a throw-back to the old-school kung-fu movies I watched growing up. It's got plenty of wire-work (and you can even see some of the wires, being pre-CGI) and comedy - making it borderline cheesy. But mostly fun.
The action is really good. There are enough non-flying fights to keep it from getting too cheesy. And even the wire-work fights are done well.
But I was really blown away by Jet Li. The entire cast is great, including Michelle Yeoh. But Jet shows a subtle, brilliant hint at comedic expression that I've never seen from him before.
Rent Tai-Chi Master if you're in the mood for a good, dumb (and I mean that in the best possible sense - no thinking necessary) action movie.
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