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Sunday 26 May 2013

The Enforcer (1995)

aka: My Father Is a Hero / Letter To Daddy / Jet Li's The Enforcer

Despite the crappy English titles it's a well-made and pretty damn exciting flick. It’s utterly predicable, but that doesn't mean it’s boring.
There’s an absent father theme throughout that’s neither too overpowering nor schmaltzy. Elsewhere, Jet does what Jet does best both on and off (embarrassingly visible) wires. There’s some wonderfully creative use of the environment during action scenes that make it feel like a Jackie Chan adventure with the violence knob turned up higher than usual.
It’s written by Wong Jing, who managed to include a ten-year-old kid that isn't annoying. In fact, he kicks ass some of the time! Good job, Jing.

3 Asian rope tricks out of 5

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