| "Shaolin Dolemite" is a combination of some footage of Rudy Ray Moore and part of Robert Tai's "Ninja: The Final Duel". The result is a very mixed bag.
The acting’s pretty bad, but I think most of it is intentional. Robert Tai’s direction is relatively straightforward. The plot was a little confusing, but I think that's because so many scenes were mixed together from different projects. There are lots of fights in this movie. Some aren’t that great, but there are a lot of really good ones, providing a nice combination of traditional kung fu and acrobatics. The last few fights are particularly long. It’s a shame that some of the fighters aren’t better.
I think this film tried really hard to only be a commercial success, and I’d appreciate it if they put more work into the story. See it for the action, though, it's some of Robert Tai's best. It also can't help but provide for a few laughs here and there. |