Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageDeath Kick (1973)
Director: Ho Menghua
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Set in '20s China and based around the life of the famous Cantonese boxer/martial arts master Huang Fei-hong, Death Kick doesn't really manage to surmount the drawback of its over-complicated plot to convey much of the feeling of the period, or much of its latent theme either. Perhaps surprisingly, its strong points are its humour, some engaging if broad characterisations, and its sly view of the activities of the opium- and jade-dealing Europeans who ran China's concessions at the time. Amiable enough, but its fight sequences lack the style to make them more than competent.Author: VG
Cast & crew
Director: Ho Menghua
Producer: Run Run Shaw
Cast: Chen Ping, Gu Feng, Wang Xie, Lin Weidu, Xu Shaoxiong full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 100 mins
Most popular on this site
Top Stories
Has David Cronenberg turned tame?
Has director David Cronenberg veered too far from his radical and bloody roots with new film 'A Dangerous Method'?
The 10 worst date movies
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we present ten of the least romantic films ever made
Where to watch this year's Oscar-nominated films
Find out where to watch 2012's Oscar-nominated films in London cinemas
10 unlikely badboy biopics
Featuring Phil Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Nick Clegg, David Starkey and a host of other unlikely subjects
Interview: Sean Durkin on 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
The first-time director of the brilliant new thriller discusses religious cults and robot boxing
Pop-up cinema for Valentine's Day
Side-step romantic clichés with some alternative Valentine’s viewing
What do you think?
Post your review now