I wasn’t sure how I felt after I finished watching “The Man
with the Iron Fists” but disappointed was certainly a word that crossed my
mind. Visually the film is beautiful
with incredible costumes and environments.
Performances by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu are top notch and help to
move the story line forward during times of poor writing and a lack of plot
direction. I think overall I just
expected more out of this movie. With
Eli Roth as a co-writer I definitely expected WAY more out of the script. Having loved the Hostel movies and many other
examples of Roth’s work, the lack of a compelling story was difficult to
overlook. However, the martial arts are
great and the film accomplishes its goal of acting as an homage to
classic kung fu movies (to an extent).
The film has many similarities to the Mortal Kombat movies and
franchise, focusing on elaborate fantasy characters fighting it out to the
death for honor, glory, and love.
If martial arts are your thing and you happen to be a huge Russell Crowe
fan then this could be your new favorite movie.
But if you’re a classic kung fu movie aficionado then you will probably
end up on the disappointed end of the spectrum because trust me
when I say, it’s no Enter the Dragon.
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