The Forbidden Kingdom
Kung fu fans may feel a bit cynical faced with this Hollywood lite approximation of their favourite genre, a movie aimed square at the American teen market. But it’s not as though Hong Kong filmmakers never borrowed from their American peers. And speaking for myself, I’d rather have recycled Hollywood kung fu than no kung fu at all. At any rate, it’s obvious that screenwriter John Fusco and director Rob Minkoff share an affection for what Variety used to call “chop...
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