This movie has been given a lot of praise, and it deserves it all. What really makes it stand out to me from the Kung Fu movies, is its story and the raw emotions we see from Donnie Yen. I almost shed a tear at one point! The action scenes are well done, not too many changes in camera angle and the scenes are fluent enough to keep track off what is happening on screen. Not to mention the scenery, culture and such is fascinating and very well done.
This movie really caught me by surprise, both the drama and the story did. The fact this is all based on a true story makes it that much more exciting to me. I highly recommend this movie if you’re a martial arts movie fan, drama fan or like good storytelling!