The first time I tried to watch this film someone told me it was utter crap and told me to go for something else and that something else that was recommended to me ended up being THE WATCH and that film turned out to be utter crap and I reckoned that other person should stick to reading people magazine. I eventually saw THE MAN WITH THE IRON FIST and as it turns out its not as bad as people made it out to be. Its no genre defining masterpiece but it certainly is far from the worst movie ever made.
The storyline I've noticed moves at a really fast pace. At times the characters and their motivations are revealed so fast you need to have a sharp attention span to know who's who and what their purpose is. The action scenes aren't perfect but are reasonably well done. At times the fight scenes appear as if their edited a little fast but the film doesn't utilize the very annoying shaky cam style so the action is easier to follow.
The acting I'll admit wasn't the best I've seen in a film. The best performances are mainly given by Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu and Byron Mann. The rest of the cast aren't what you would call God awful, they just seem a little wooden at times but that doesn't really hurt the film very much.
Overall, THE MAN WITH THE IRON FIST to me was better than I expected and despite its flaws it manages to entertain although I wouldn't recommend it to someone who is a bit of an uptight film critic or perhaps to someone who is a die hard fan of the Shaw brothers style kung fu movies with high standards. Its better to a bit open minded with this film and try and take it as is.
The storyline I've noticed moves at a really fast pace. At times the characters and their motivations are revealed so fast you need to have a sharp attention span to know who's who and what their purpose is. The action scenes aren't perfect but are reasonably well done. At times the fight scenes appear as if their edited a little fast but the film doesn't utilize the very annoying shaky cam style so the action is easier to follow.
The acting I'll admit wasn't the best I've seen in a film. The best performances are mainly given by Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu and Byron Mann. The rest of the cast aren't what you would call God awful, they just seem a little wooden at times but that doesn't really hurt the film very much.
Overall, THE MAN WITH THE IRON FIST to me was better than I expected and despite its flaws it manages to entertain although I wouldn't recommend it to someone who is a bit of an uptight film critic or perhaps to someone who is a die hard fan of the Shaw brothers style kung fu movies with high standards. Its better to a bit open minded with this film and try and take it as is.