Needless to say that of course I opted to sit down and watch the 2022 Hong Kong martial arts movie "Yi Tin To Lung Gei" (aka "New Kung Fu Cult Master") when I had the opportunity. And given my fascination and love for the Hong Kong cinema, then this movie was definitely something I had looked forward to watching.
The storyline, as written by Jing Wong, was entertaining. It was a story that had a lot of different elements to it, so it is something that will have an appeal with a large audience, I think. But this was definitely something for the fans of the wire-fu genre, you know the 'Wuxia' martial arts genre of movies.
Something that really impressed me about "Yi Tin To Lung Gei" was the cast ensemble. They had some nice talented actresses and actors on the cast list, with the likes of Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Xing Yu, Jade Leung, Tze-Chung Lam, Raymond Lam, Alex Fong and others. So if you are a fan of the Hong Kong cinema, then you are definitely in for a treat here.
There is a good amount of action and martial arts in the movie. I really enjoyed the martial arts scenes, despite it being that over-the-top Wuxia style of fighting, you know with the crazy leaping, semi-flying and what not. It looks good, and that is what matters, because realism is not a factor here.
The character gallery was somewhat working against the overall enjoyment of the movie, as there simply was too many characters to keep track of. I have to admit that once the movie ended, I could only put a name on a single of all the characters. Faces, yes, but names, just on one.
"Yi Tin To Lung Gei" is the type of martial arts movie where you just lean back, munch on a snack and enjoy the fighting and the leaping around. And it makes for a good old fashioned action martial arts movie.
My rating of "Yi Tin To Lung Gei" from director Jing Wong lands on a six out of ten stars.
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