Fresh
The brutally efficient shooting style Reeves employs to film master choreographer Yuen Woo Ping's breathtaking fights is refreshingly grounded and old-school kinetic.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Man of Tai Chi
No Rules. No Mercy. Pure Fighting.
2013 · 1h 46m · R
Action, Drama
Directed by
Keanu Reeves
Overview
In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
71%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Reeves has clearly seen many Hong Kong films, and with the help of two veterans, Hollywood cinematographer Elliot Davis and HK editor Derek Hui, he's replicated one.
Mark Jenkins, NPR
Rotten
Keanu Reeves makes his directorial debut in a cartoonish kung fu movie with splashy fight scenes and an underdeveloped wit.
Michael Sragow, Orange County Register
Fresh
Don't get too hopeful for greatness, but the damned thing works.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
[An] ambitious but generic martial-arts movie.
Dave McGinn, Globe and Mail
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