| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| RZA | ... | Blacksmith | |
| Rick Yune | ... | Zen Yi, The X-Blade | |
| Russell Crowe | ... | Jack Knife | |
| Lucy Liu | ... | Madam Blossom | |
| Dave Bautista | ... | Brass Body | |
| Jamie Chung | ... | Lady Silk | |
| Cung Le | ... | Bronze Lion | |
| Byron Mann | ... | Silver Lion | |
| Daniel Wu | ... | Poison Dagger | |
| Zhu Zhu | ... | Chi Chi | |
| Chia-Hui Liu | ... | Abbott (as Gordon Liu) | |
| Andrew Ng | ... | Senior Monk | |
| Kuan Tai Chen | ... | Gold Lion | |
| Yoyao Hsueh | ... | Copper Lion (as Xue Jing Yao) | |
| Telly Liu | ... | Iron Lion | |
In Jungle Village, the leader of the Lion's clan Gold Lion is summoned by the Governor and assigned to protect his gold that will be transported through the village. However he is betrayed and murdered by the greedy Silver Lion and Bronze Lion. Gold Lion's favorite son Zen Yi, a.k.a. The X-Blade, seeks revenge and heads to Jungle Village, but he is defeated by Brass Body and rescued by the local Blacksmith Thaddeus. Meanwhile the Gemini Female and the Gemini Male protect the Governor's gold, but they are vanquished by the army of Silver and Bronze Lion. The Blacksmith is abducted by the Lions and has his arms severed by Brass Body. However he is saved by the British Jack Knife, who is the emissary of the Emperor, and he manufactures iron arms for Thaddeus. Meanwhile the Governor sends the Jackal army to fight against the Lions and they hide the gold in the brothel of Madam Blossom. However, Madam Blossom and her girls form an army of black widows and together with Jack, Zen Yi and The... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Honestly this movie gets a bad rep right off the bat. You see that the movie is practically written, directed, produced (Al-bed Eli Roth) by a rookie film director (and rap/hip-hop legend) RZA. And you think its going to be trash... Okay got it opinions are opinions everybody has one, but take a step back and see what this movie is. Its not meant to the the next great kung-fu movie. Its not meant to be a Oscar winner. It was conceived as a new/interesting look at mixing two different things and seeing what comes out (kung-fu and hip-hop). In this regard i feel as though RZA did a good job incorporating the two together. Do not get me wrong this movie had its fair share of problems that i feel like a more seasoned Director will be able to sniff out, however that is not the case and i feel like too much banter is thrown RZA's way. Give the man a break.
All in all i though this was a enjoyable film and a movie i could watch again. I respect RZA from coming out his comfort zone and trying something new like directing and i am excited to see his future work.