Recap: A forbidden relationship between a man and a woman from competing criminal syndicates result in the birth of a little girl, Zen. Early on it is obvious that the girl is autistic, but she really likes watching kung-fu movies, until her reflexes are fast as a viper and she is a master of martial arts. Her mother then falls sick, needing expensive treatment. But money is hard to come by, but thins look like they can improve when Zen and her friend finds a list that tell who owe her mother money. A lot of money. However, the names on the list also belong to her old friends in the mafia, and to collect the money won't be easy. Zen will need all her fighting skills
Comment: I've read some nice reviews about this but I can't really say I can join in. This movie is far too simpleminded to really begin to climb my rating ladder. Sure, a lot of the fighting is well choreographed, and slow motion is used in abundance with sound effects. But there is little variance. Zen encounters one foe, and defeats him and his posse, returns the money and then goes on to the next one the list where exactly the same thing happens.
What bothers me more is that some fights are resembling computer game fights all too much. That's when the enemies take their number in the queue, wait their turn until the man before him is thoroughly beaten and only then steps forward, to be thoroughly beaten. Too many of them seem to know this beforehand too, and are not too enthusiastic about it. Why fight if you're going in just to be beaten down? That steals all the plausibility from the fighting. And when the entire movie is just fighting, that is just plain bad.
For real martial arts/fighting fans this might be something. I do enjoy that too, but not when is all that the movie contains. I need more, and this movie needs more. Too bad, because the basic idea is interesting. Maybe something an adaption can improve upon? 5/10
Comment: I've read some nice reviews about this but I can't really say I can join in. This movie is far too simpleminded to really begin to climb my rating ladder. Sure, a lot of the fighting is well choreographed, and slow motion is used in abundance with sound effects. But there is little variance. Zen encounters one foe, and defeats him and his posse, returns the money and then goes on to the next one the list where exactly the same thing happens.
What bothers me more is that some fights are resembling computer game fights all too much. That's when the enemies take their number in the queue, wait their turn until the man before him is thoroughly beaten and only then steps forward, to be thoroughly beaten. Too many of them seem to know this beforehand too, and are not too enthusiastic about it. Why fight if you're going in just to be beaten down? That steals all the plausibility from the fighting. And when the entire movie is just fighting, that is just plain bad.
For real martial arts/fighting fans this might be something. I do enjoy that too, but not when is all that the movie contains. I need more, and this movie needs more. Too bad, because the basic idea is interesting. Maybe something an adaption can improve upon? 5/10