| [This review refers to an English dubbed version of the film.]
Having watched the UK release of this film, I can safely say I wish I hadn't bothered. It's terrible. It's a poor knock-off of Eddie Murphy's almost as bad "The Golden Child", with little in the way of decent action.
Lam Ching Ying's hardly in it, one of the people who's meant to be a good guy is a child-abusing teacher with a gambling problem (only in Hong Kong...), and Conan Lee doesn't get to do much apart from pratfalls until the end sequence. Cynthia Rothrock does her best, but she's never been able to act, and doesn't look anywhere near as good as in "Yes Madam".
The English dubbing is atrocious. No attempt whatsoever has been made to lip-sync the dialogue, the result being that everyone's finished speaking before their mouths stop moving. The western actors don't have their own voices, but their lines seem pretty much the same, only a second or two out of sync. Ridiculous.
Don't waste your time with this film. |