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Man of Tai Chi (2013)
dynamic effort, even better if you practice tai chi.....(i imagine)
here's an opinion, take it for what you will. i think Man of Tai Chi is a dynamic effort, even better if you practice tai chi.....(i imagine).....i don't. its got a good pace, good editing, action, its visually stunning and somewhat gratifying for a 'mainstream' movie. it seems it demonstrates some principles of tai chi into an accessible form without preaching to the audience or straying from the storyline (at least from what little i know about it). maybe the movie lacks an edge, a subplot, a twist and it did go for some of the obvious and over-the-top stylization, but highly watchable nonetheless.
i gather its a passion project of Keanu Reeve's. I'd certainly see his next directing effort before i'd go see him in a romantic flick.
Man of Tai Chi is worth viewing for sure.
A Common Man (2013)
despite B movie prod. value, its a great effort, engaging and.....
Despite B movie prod. value, its a great effort, engaging and.....Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross. You'd have to dig hard into the 45+/- years of Ben Kingsley's career to find something not worth revisiting.
its refreshing to see suspense, well paced action/editing and performances in a movie that may unfortunately escape mainstream media's radar. too many times, big budget films prey upon the audience's desires for violence, T&A and the obvious, but this one didn't.
The movie has some flaws, we've seen similar themes (its a remake too) in other big releases, and again, the prod. value is flawed, particularly dubbing. My vote of 8 stars is generous, but attention should be drawn to A Common Man.
Maybe you predict the ending, maybe not.
I consider this a nice change of pace. In fact, after viewing the film, I visited IMDb, saw one review (more or less panning A Common Man), so i chose to offer my first review. I hope my opinion is helpful to you.