The Man with the Iron Fists

This is obviously quite an ambitious, stylish project from RZA, but it's just way too all over the place in its story and mostly falls flat. It's a homage to 1970s kung fu films while attempting to mix in modern elements such as hip hop and modern action with elements of…

Sam

you're either on board with a kung-fu movie screeching to a halt so that a fat, opium-addicted Russell Crowe can scream "MY NAME IS JACK KNIFE" at an entire brothel or you're not

kelton

If there's one thing this film clearly doesn't lack is in it's style. Everything about the film's technical execution—its cinematography, gadgets, characters like Mr. Knife or the man with the iron spikes himself, and production design—is fantastic. Many will be aware of…

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

RZA... How the fuck do you even pronounce that? Anyway, you can tell RZA really tried to make a good movie and make a homage to the kung fu genre, a genre he really cares about by the looks of it, but that doesn't change the fact this is still the work of an…

Silent J

vaguely remember seeing this in 2012 but had little to no memory of it. very fun! blatantly exists in the same mode as tarantino's exploitation pastiches of the same era but there's something uniquely thrilling about the lack of control here, rza obviously isn't as skilled…

Josh Lewis

Obviously this was made by someone who loves the kung fu genre; that obsession comes through loud and clear. But that's about all RZA's good at communicating. He's a totally forgettable leading man, his script is a mess, and his action scenes aren't nearly exciting or…

Matt Singer

this is actually a good bit of fun. evidently there's an epic 4-hour-ish cut out there, and while i think that would help with the choppy editing and sloppy narrative, i see no reason for this to be longer than it is, nor do the aforementioned issues cause nearly as much of…

matt lynch

This is the tallest heap of burning trash I’ve seen in a very long time. The direction is absolutely abysmal and the dialogue made me froth from the mouth. I loved it so much and can’t wait to see it again.

adrian

It can’t be overstated how important the Kung Fu boom of the 1970s was for the American Black community. There was a shared divergence from a dominant white culture onscreen. These films from overseas allowed stories about anti-imperialist rebellion, oppression and…

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