This movie isn’t very strong on the plot. If you’re going to watch this movie for a good story, then there are probably better choices out there for you.
The main storyline sees a ruler hold a kung fu tournament to determine who will marry his daughter because he thinks it will help him seem more like one of the people. Meanwhile, Jet Li’s character is out having a relay race with only three people and he needs a fourth so he asks a woman who ends up being the daughter later auctioned off for marriage. You can see where all of this is going, right? Plus there is a list that everyone wants, a husband who beats his wife to save face and, you know, just general mayhem.
Now, aside from the plot, this movie has a great amount of action and the action itself is great. Even the mother in this movie- who sells cloth- is an expert and puts on quite a show. There are several scenes (especially the final one) where you can just sit and watch with your jaw hanging open. No, you don’t really need to follow the plot here. You don’t really need to read the subtitles to know what’s going on. Just watch them when they fight and be amazed. Right from the start, a guy gets his jaw ripped off and another guy gets his arm pushed out through his elbow. It isn’t all that gruesome, but there definitely is a lot of action for what was such a long time ago and now seems every day in martial arts movies. Yes, this has to have some of the truly greatest scenes of all time in it.
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