| Against one-tone backgrounds in the opening credits, the structure of Lee Tso-Nam's movie plays out. Specifically he wants to make sure the mix to expect is the stoic and the wacky. Pretty much a lazy and bad move that, Ha Kwong-Li plays Phoenix that think she's on the top of the martial arts world. Her trusty, loud, grating servant thinks so too but under the guidance of Master Tan (Dorian Tan), she'll revise her views. All while Tan's sworn enemies will draw close for a final showdown where legwork of different genders will stand together. Despite acrobatics being pretty much top notch, Dorian Tan featured as your suitably amazing kicking expert, The Leg Fighters annoys rather than entertains. Comedy kung fu is an art but the art is reduced here to merely performing without the dedicated touch. Ha Kwong-Li is truly amazing in one of her latter fight scenes and Dorian never less than a perfect genre staple but Lee Tso-Nam doesn't make his cheap vehicle grow beyond that. It's worked before. Also known as Incredible Kung Fu Legs. |
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