The first The Man with the Iron Fists movie (released back in 2012) had a stupid, mess of a story. However, it did feature a good amount of ludicrous, “themed” characters that delightfully made the movie look like an adaptation of
an old-school fighting game like Street
Fighter and Mortal Kombat. Thus, despite its bad script and direction, it still resulted to a fun watch. Unfortunately, the sequel doesn’t have the
advantage of having a bunch of oddball warriors battling among themselves, which made this movie
unremarkable and not as fun.
The Man with the Iron Fists 2 employs a familiar plot and a couple
of clichéd tropes from old Hong Kong martial arts movies. At the early part of the narrative, I was still
finding it enjoyable because of the nostalgic appeal provided by its hackneyed
tone (I adored Hong Kong martial arts flicks when I was a kid). But as the movie goes on, I found myself
getting tired of being able to predict every plot development and twist that
unfolds. By the time it gets to its last third, I couldn’t care less of the story.
For a martial arts film, the
fight choreography was impressive – if we’re still in the 80’s or 90’s. By today’s standard (set by films like The Raid), the action was pretty lacking
and lackluster. It was as uncreative and
unimaginative as its plot.
The Man with the Iron Fists 2 is, simply speaking, a bad movie. Even if you enjoyed the first movie – or, rather
– especially if you enjoyed the first
movie, you will find The Man with the
Iron Fists 2 a disappointing and dull sequel.
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