Fresh
A crackling Cantonese action caper in the tradition of Robin Hood, Zorro, Batman et al.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Overview
In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.
Director and cast
- Yuen Woo-Ping Director
- Yu Rongguang as Dr. Yang (''Iron Monkey'')
- Donnie Yen as Wong Kei-ying
- Jean Wang Ching-Ying as Miss Orchid
- Angie Tsang Sze-Man as Wong Fei-Hung
- Yen Shi-Kwan as Wonder Palm Monk Hin Hung
- Wong as Governor Cheng Pak Fong
- James Wong Jim as Governor Cheng Pak Fong
- Yuen Shun-Yi as Master Fox
- Lee Fai as Monk Hin Hung's disciple
- Hsiao Ho Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Yuen tosses off nimble, elegantly witty solutions to life's most vexing problems regarding rooms full of bad guys who won't take thwak for an answer.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
[Yuen's] fights are innovative and intense, whether they're a whirlwind one-on-one duel or one of many struggles featuring multiple combatants.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Think of Iron Monkey as the potboiling cousin of Crouching Tiger, rather than its most honoured forefather, and you'll be on the right wavelength.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
A rollicking, comic-book Robin Hood plot and more furiously entertaining fight scenes than the ones in Ang Lee's solemn martial-arts art movie.
David Edelstein, Slate
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