7/10
The 3 dragons final film together, showing their abilities unparalleled forever
29 May 2023
The humour of Jackie is amongst his best here with his two great martial brothers Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, some great plot devices that both asian and western audiences will mostly find hilarious, mixing in some light martial tomfoolery but eventually as the tone of the story gets more serious, so too do the fighting sequences, levelling off to an enthralling final showdown at the drug production warehouse, with some of the most ferocious, creative and impressive martial set pieces I have ever seen on screen. The cinematography for these fight scenes is really well thought out and creatively assembled. The very final stand off between Jackie and Benny Urquidez (for the 2nd time) is not as good imo as their very first encounter in Wheels on Meals, but still great. The martial arts set pieces at the warehouse contain insane boldness for extreme risk taking for the sake of breathtakingly violent yet satisfying visuals, all the actors and stuntmen pulling out the stops to create something that can never be cinematically reproduced. I would perhaps rate it higher if the story was more compelling but due to a perfect marriage between the masterful cinematography and insanely impressive fight scenes, it's a must watch for any martial arts movie/Jackie Chan fan.
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