Please note that “Tai Chi Zero” is the first part of a two-film story directed by Stephen Fung. As such, it is somewhat hard for me to judge where the film is headed or if it does manage to get everything done as per its intentions since I have not seen its second chapter “Tai Chi Hero”. “Tai Chi Zero” is obviously a play on the ‘zero to hero’ plotting with its second film having ‘hero’ in its title. This film is somewhat difficult for … more
Those who’ve followed my reviews over the years (and, yes, there are a good many of you) know just how fond I am of foreign films. Not so much the European releases. While they’ve had some nice flicks, I get much for bang for my buck from the Japanese, Korean and Chinese releases. I tend to find them more relatable in many ways, far more interesting with respect to depiction of their cultural norms and attitudes, and modestly reverential … more