08-15-2019, 05:36 AM
So, no. I had to struggle to get through this. It's cliche piled on cliche. Chosen one? Seriously. The Triads running Chinatown? I don't need anybody's help. My brother the junkie. So, many cliches.
The story is all over the place. In the first sequence (post fight) Iko works in a kitchen but dreams of owning his own food truck. Then we see him in a food truck with no real explanation. You can glean it's not his. But they don't explain why he works in the food truck. Maybe I nodded off during the explanation.
And talk about explanation. All they do is explain. You've been given the power of 10000 monks. I run chinatown. I own this restaurant. Someone is moving in on my territory.
I didn't get the feeling this was shot in San Francisco. Yes, there are a bunch of B-roll beauty shots and we do see Iko on a cable car but they never have any action in iconic spots. Until told otherwise, I'm guessing this is either Seattle or Vancouvers Chinatown. Look how wide the streets are in those neighborhood. I also got the impression that Iko doesn't speak English and was delivering all his lines phonetically without understanding what he was saying. I kept getting the feeling he wasn't involved with those acting around him.
Boy, does Iko like to fight in confined spaces. In the food truck. In the tiny room. In the narrow hallway. And the whole switching back and forth between monk and Iko was distracting. It didn't really give credence to Iko's fight skills. And that Dascacos as the Monk right? That seems to be off from what they say in the bio.
I did like Uncle Six. I did like the neighbor and his ancient Chinese Tony Robbins wisdom.
The story is all over the place. In the first sequence (post fight) Iko works in a kitchen but dreams of owning his own food truck. Then we see him in a food truck with no real explanation. You can glean it's not his. But they don't explain why he works in the food truck. Maybe I nodded off during the explanation.
And talk about explanation. All they do is explain. You've been given the power of 10000 monks. I run chinatown. I own this restaurant. Someone is moving in on my territory.
I didn't get the feeling this was shot in San Francisco. Yes, there are a bunch of B-roll beauty shots and we do see Iko on a cable car but they never have any action in iconic spots. Until told otherwise, I'm guessing this is either Seattle or Vancouvers Chinatown. Look how wide the streets are in those neighborhood. I also got the impression that Iko doesn't speak English and was delivering all his lines phonetically without understanding what he was saying. I kept getting the feeling he wasn't involved with those acting around him.
Boy, does Iko like to fight in confined spaces. In the food truck. In the tiny room. In the narrow hallway. And the whole switching back and forth between monk and Iko was distracting. It didn't really give credence to Iko's fight skills. And that Dascacos as the Monk right? That seems to be off from what they say in the bio.
I did like Uncle Six. I did like the neighbor and his ancient Chinese Tony Robbins wisdom.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm