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Information
- A.k.a.
- True Legend
- Year
- 2010
- Runtime
- 115 min.
- Director
- Woo-ping Yuen
- Genres
- Action, Drama, History
- Rating *
- 6.4
- Votes *
- 6,423
- Checks
- 341
- Favs
- 23
- Dislikes
- 4
- Favs/checks
- 6.7% (1:15)
- Favs/dislikes
- 6:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
The story of Beggar Su who, according to Chinese folklore, invented drunken boxing. It's a highly entertaining picture, though a flawed one. It has an odd structure, for one, with a climactic battle between Su (played by the excellent Vincent Zhao) and his venomous half-brother (Andy On with super-powers handed to him through the Dark Side of the Force) bringing the intrigue to a close with more than a half-hour to spare. The last act, in which Beggar Su creates the drunken style and defeats killer Western wrestlers seems tacked on by comparison. Yuen Woo Ping goes too heavy on the special effects (the cartoonish snakes and eagles are particularly dated) and dabbles in anachronism (the drunken style is rather close to break dancing here). However, the fights are entertaining and varied (and there are a LOT of them), Zhou Xun as Su's wife is beautiful, strong ans sensitive, and there are some fun cameos to look out for from kung fu superstars Gordon Liu, Michelle Yeoh and David Carradine (sadly, neither of them are involved in a fight). 8 years 7 months ago -
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