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Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.

Cast

  • Alain Uy
  • Ron Yuan
  • Mykel Shannon Jenkins
  • Jae Suh Park
  • Raymond Ma
  • Matt Page
  • Andy Le
  • Yuji Okumoto

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Metacritic

63
May 7, 2021

The Paper Tigers is still very much a martial arts movie that ends with a late-night rooftop fight, and then a celebratory dim sum meal. But if you already like this sort of lightweight crowdpleaser, you’re bound to find something worthwhile here.

Metacritic review by Simon Abrams
Simon Abrams
RogerEbert.com
70
May 6, 2021

Bao’s lighthearted, refreshing approach neither succumbs to whitewashing nor the model-minority myth. The film sticks to the action-comedy basics, which is just fine.

Metacritic review by Beatrice Loayza
Beatrice Loayza
The New York Times
75
May 6, 2021

Tran’s debut feature delivers a ton of charm for a kung fu throwback, and kicks a lot of ass for a broad comedy about some old guys relearning how to honor each other and fight for themselves.

David Ehrlich
IndieWire