Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Charlene Choi | ... | 13th Master | |
Gillian Chung | ... | Blue Bird | |
Ying Qu | ... | Empress Ya Ge | |
Jaycee Chan | ... | Charcoal Head | |
Bo-lin Chen | ... | Blockhead | |
Tony Ka Fai Leung | ... | Master Blackwood | |
Edison Chen | ... | Peachy | |
Yueyun Liang | ... | Slave buyer | |
Donnie Yen | ... | General Lone | |
Jackie Chan | ... | Lord of Armour Wei Cheng | |
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Mou Kit | ... | Slave |
Bingbing Fan | ... | Red Vulture | |
Daniel Wu | ... | High Priest Wei Liao | |
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Sam Yu-Sum Chan | ... | Slave |
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Xie Jing-Jing | ... | Marshall Edo Bowman |
A cruel empress, a place where men are subservient to women. The empress' reign is disturbed by a prophecy saying a boy will rise to become king, and restore the male regime. Char, a humble boy, is born to be emperor. He and his adopted brother, Leaf, perform in a traveling show run by their adopted father, Blackwood. Thanks to their friend, Lao, the pair receive a stone with a map engraved on it. They set out on a quest for the treasure that the map is supposed to reveal. Two lovely yet lethal female warriors, Blue and Spring, join the boys on their journey. The youngsters encounter various challenges before they meet General Lone, a master swordsman who seeks to overthrow the empire. To do so he must first duel the Lord Of Armour. Written by darylc@tpg.com.au
Last year's Twins Effect was surely one of the worst movies of the year, due to its corny dialouge, laughable action sequences and lack of plot. This year, it looks like Twins Effect 2 will have almost the same honour. Only the HK movie industry could manage to churn out nonsensical sequels one after another.
On to the plot: The leads, Twins play citizens of a kingdom in which men are slaves and women are the rulers. They help a guy fight the female emperor. End of story.
Nothing really makes any much sense in this movie, it suffers from the same faults as the first one. The saving grace is probably Jackie Chan's cameo, in which there is a brilliant fight sequence.
My recommendation: Only hardcore fans of Jacky Chan/Twins will watch this crap.
1/10