Once Upon a Time in China Review by B Movie Ben (3.5 Stars)

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Starring:
Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan, Kent Cheng, Yee Kwan Yan, Jacky Cheung, Steve Tartalia, Steve Tartalia, Mark King, Jonathan Isgar, Shun Lau, Chi Yeung Wong

Directed By:
Hark Tsui

Written By:
Yiu Ming Leung, Pik-yin Tang

Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

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Movie Review by B Movie Ben

March 30th, 2007

A Cinese classic

Two of my favorite films are "One Upon a Time in America" and Once Upon a Time in the West." So naturally, I would be attracted to this film just to see if it matches the others. It does.

Jet Li stars as the legendary Chinese hero Wong Fei-Hong. He is fighting against intruders from the West. Yep, invading armies like us. The pople of China are not going to give in. He is asked to train the locals in kung fu.

Things get complicated with the arrival of Wong's "Aunt" Yee (Rosamund Kwan), just back from a two-year stay in the West. She is not really his Aunt, so romance simmers between the two.

There are plenty of evildoers in this film. Gangs looking for protection money, corrupt government officials (no surprise there!), and those nasty foreigners.

You will want to watch this film more than once. Jet Li's performance, coupled with his kung fu wizardry, carries the viewer through any shaky patches. The fight scenes are the main attraction, of course, and the film delivers the goods again and again.

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