![]() ![]() His best friend is a child who idolises him and who helps him on his vigilante escapades, and his girlfriend only sticks around because of the memory of who he was before suffering from brain damage when he had an accident while he was a soldier. Ye Liu is excellent in the role of Lao San as a (somewhat) mentally-disabled former soldier who dispatches petty criminals with glee. Reviewed by dvazp 7 / 10 Fascinating main character, somewhat strange plot Overall it isn't a bad movie but it fails at creating an original plot after creating a very original hero. The martial arts fight scenes attempted some level of realism, but they are nothing original and became repetitive after awhile. The film seemed to start to explore the duality of crime & vigilantism but didn't follow through. The love interest angle was underdeveloped and uninteresting. There was never any suspense on what is going to happen. The problem with this movie is the predictability of it. That is contrasted by the hero who is mentally slow, have a somewhat confusing relationship with a love interest, and he seeks out crime and criminals to fight/punish. The chef villain (leader of the gang) is rather likable, manipulative/deceptive, intelligent, and seemed to go out of his way to avoid killing. The plot moves in predictable paces toward the expected conclusion, eventually focused on an antique spear on display in the National Art Museum, which is the target of the villains who intended to steal it. The premise of the movie is a brain-damaged veteran who fights crime, drinks a lot of water, and constantly recites military jargon. Reviewed by ShawnInNJ 4 / 10 A little too predictable ![]() With only a young deaf boy for a friend he moves around the city fighting crime and trying to teach petty thieves the simple lessons of right and wrong using his martial arts background. After being discharged from the navy he remains caught obsessively in the training he received. The lack of oxygen causes permanent brain damage and he is no longer able to function to a normal level of intelligence. In saving a friend from drowning he suffers hypoxia. ![]()
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