Long quan

Tang looks after his master's family who was murdered after a fight. The master's widow is also poisoned by an evil gang leader. Tang joins hand with Chung, a friend, and seeks revenge for her death.

This is Jackie Chan's rare non-comic role, where he emotes more, is quite intense and angry, and though I do prefer his buffoonery ways, it's a pleasant change as Dragon fist is very much a story laden Kung fu film that marries the standard plot with a sort of offbeat tone, the latter is brought on by the fact that Chan's nemesis early on in the film repents and cuts off his leg out of guilt; when watching this I thought it would be a typical "you killed my master, so I'll will you" but I was wrong, so in that sense Dragon Fist tries to be a bit less predictable in its approach. The acting all around is great, the fight scenes less acrobatic and more hard-edged, the cinematography is top notch, however, the pace can be slow, and the extreme air of austerity can threaten to make you yawn. Only just, though, as the excellent Kung fu and twisty plot keeps you watching. The ending is quite intense.