
Tiger Chen is a Tai Chi student who is rather rebellious and uses Tai Chi to fight despite his master's concerns. When the temple where he studies get threatened from modern redevelopment, he fights in an underground fight club to get money the temple needs. However he soon realizes that his employer has other negative motives.... (Full plot summary below)
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Tiger Chen is a Tai Chi student who is rather rebellious and uses Tai Chi to fight despite his master's concerns. When the temple where he studies get threatened from modern redevelopment, he fights in an underground fight club to get money the temple needs. However he soon realizes that his employer has other negative motives.
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| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyFor his directorial debut, Keanu Reeves crafts an exquisitely entertaining martial arts picture aimed at the international market. |
| The Film StageBill GrahamYes, it's irreverent at times, but Man Of Tai Chi exudes confidence in its silliness, too, never actually treating the subject of martial arts as light or inconsequential. |
| NewcityRay PridePro forma, sure, but briskly paced. For the most part, the fight scenes are grounded in physical potential, but there are shots and edits that have simple physical magic to them. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsReeves gets plenty of mileage from this premise, using it to comment on globalization, cinema in the Internet age, and the moral cost of selling out. |
| NPRMark JenkinsBasically the anti-"Kill Bill." Both movies are quilted together from their auteurs' favorite Asian action flicks, but where Tarantino's was overheated, Reeves' is elegantly iced. |
| Bullz-Eye.comBilly TatumMan of Tai Chi is probably one of the best martial arts films this side of The Raid. |
| The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyFor fans of wushu flicks — or action movies in general — Man Of Tai Chi presents a rare appreciation for the art of conveying movement on screen, while also serving as an impressive physical showcase for its star, stuntman Tiger Chen. |
| MetroMatt Prigge[Director Keanu Reeves] cuts too much, but he respects the fighters' abilities - and the viewers' desire to see them. |
| RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyCinematographer Elliot Davis films the fight scenes with thrilling immediacy: lots of long takes, so you realize you are actually seeing these guys actually do this, as opposed to watching something pieced together later in the editing room. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaA glorious romp of a martial-arts thwack-fest ... |