The Man With The Iron Fists

Oh boy, yes I went and saw The Man With The Iron Fists. My aunt has a thing for Asian kung fu movies. Alright let's just get into this. What can I say about this movie? It is like every 14 year old kung fu boy's wet dream! There is everything from fighting, to sex, to weapons, to more sex. Ok I'm being a little harsh with this movie. I'll try to be better.

The story starts with the Emperor sending a large amount of gold through the mountains and all of the criminal groups come looking for it. We have several different kung fu clans killing each other for a chance at this gold. All of these horrible characters invade this small mountain village and wreak havoc.

The film is directed by RZA a singer/actor/director. My problem is not with the directing at all, he had an amazing eye for color and angles but HIS acting was bland and surface. He had no real emotion and I was not invested in the character's story. RZA played Blacksmith who is in this Asian town after he runs away from America fleeing slavery. He is in love with a lady of the night named Lady Silk, played by Jamie Chung. Lady Silk works in a whore house run by Madam Blossom, played by Lucy Liu.

One day during all of this chaos a man from England named Jack Knife, played by Russell Crowe, shows up to the whore house looking for entertainment. We find out that Russell Crowe is a dirty old man!! Haha just kidding but he does sleep with alot of women in this movie....it's crazy! Once we get over the shock of his sexipades he does a very good job with this film. He takes bland dialog and turns it into meaningful moments. I must say, he saved the film for me.

The rest of the movie is filled with some really AWESOME fight scenes. I will give RZA credit, the action scenes are amazing. The fighting is like a dance, it's graceful but deadly! The costumes in this film were stunning in color and original is design. The costumes helped display the emotions of the characters but added to the life of the film. The sets were vibrant and lust in texture and color. Sorry to bust out the Masters in Film but the Mise En Scene in this fill was to die for. Every piece in the shot was there to add to the picture.

Over all I can't decide if I liked the movie or not. The movie was trying to be a traditional kung fu film and at times cheesy but enjoyable. If you like those types of movies you will love this.

Over All - C+