Man of Tai Chi R
No Rules. No Mercy. Pure Fighting.
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 45 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 10, 2013
- Originally Released: 2013
- Label: Radius
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Keanu Reeves & Tiger Chen | |
Performer: | Iko Uwais, Karen Mok, Simon Yam & Silvio Simac | |
Directed by | Keanu Reeves | |
Screenwriting by | Michael Cooney | |
Composition by | Kwong Wing Chan | |
Director of Photography: | Elliot Davis |
Entertainment Reviews:
The brutally efficient shooting style Reeves employs to film master choreographer Yuen Woo Ping's breathtaking fights is refreshingly grounded and old-school kinetic.
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Los Angeles Times
Rating: 3/4 --
Cinematographer Elliot Davis films the fight scenes with thrilling immediacy: lots of long takes, so you realize you are actually seeing these guys actually do this, as opposed to watching something pieced together later in the editing room.
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RogerEbert.com
[O]ne major asset is the always spectacular stunt direction of Yuen Woo-Ping, the golden-age kung-fu movie director turned A-list fight choreographer...
Chicago Sun-Times
Needless to say, The Keanu hasn't got a patch on either Fincher or Assayas stylistically, and while his casting of himself as the eeeevil villain may have been a bold move, his performance could be a career-worst.
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Cinema Scope
Fans of martial arts flicks, despite some choice sequences, will most likely be disappointed.
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IONCINEMA.com
Rating: B- --
Yes, it's irreverent at times, but Man Of Tai Chi exudes confidence in its silliness, too, never actually treating the subject of martial arts as light or inconsequential.
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The Film Stage
Rating: 6/10 --
As a martial arts action film, Man of Tai Chi is fun enough -- the fights are engaging, Chen's moves are breathtaking, and Keanu Reeves goes full Keanu Reeves.
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ScreenCrush
Product Description:
China's last remaining tai chi student gets lured into the deadly world of underground fighting in this martial arts film that marks the feature directorial debut of Keanu Reeves, who also co-stars. An apparent relic in the world of martial arts, Tiger Chen (played by the actor of the same name) is the last living student of tai chi. Despite the obvious mastery on display as he quickly defeats his hulking rival in Beijing's Wu Lin Wing Championships, he seems to have a particularly difficult time harnessing his chi, and that lack of control serves him well when he decides to earn some extra money fighting for the mysterious Donaka Mark (Reeves) in a lucrative underground fighting tournament. Chen needs the cash to support his parents and to save his temple from being demolished by an eager squad of real-estate developers. At first the money comes easy: Even the larger opponents are no match for Chen, whose formidable fighting style seems to evolve with each successive match. Later, when he discovers that his efforts to save the temple may have been in vain, his uncontrollable rage plunges him deeper into the dangerous competition than ever before. Meanwhile, the elusive Mark has already slipped away from Hong Kong police inspector Suen Jing-Si (Karen Mok) once, and she'll do whatever it takes to ensure that it doesn't happen again.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 22,819
- UPC: 013132612812
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