2014 · drama · action · martial-arts
Rise of the Legend
Directed by Roy Chow Hin-Yeung2h 11m2014
In 1868 during the late Qing Dynasty, rampant corruption on the Imperial Court inflicts much suffering in people's lives. For years, the Black Tiger’s fearsome boss Lei Gong has been trying to get rid of the leader of the Northern Sea. One of his latest recruits is Fei, a fearless fighter who takes the Northern Sea leader’s head after a fierce fight. Just as Lei Gong believes he has total control of the port, a new gang called the Orphans rises in power. Led by Fei’s childhood friend Huo, the Orphans are out to eliminate all the criminal power from the port…
Our read: Rise of the Legend (2014) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded drama · action · martial-arts entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, measured drama / action, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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