Tai Chi Hero (2013)
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33% of critics liked it
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38% of users liked it
(416 ratings)
Lu Chan (Jayden Yuan) is still trying to find his place in Chen Village, the legendary town where everyone is a martial arts master...and Chen-style Tai Chi is forbidden to outsiders. But since he helped save the town from a frightening steam-powered machine, Yuniang (Angelababy), beautiful daughter… More Lu Chan (Jayden Yuan) is still trying to find his place in Chen Village, the legendary town where everyone is a martial arts master...and Chen-style Tai Chi is forbidden to outsiders. But since he helped save the town from a frightening steam-powered machine, Yuniang (Angelababy), beautiful daughter of Grandmaster Chen (Tony Leung Ka-Fai), agrees to marry Lu Chan and bring him into the family. It's only a formality, though - she is the teacher, and he is the student - and that suits Lu Chan just fine, as the mutant horn on his head gives him incredible kung-fu power, but leaves him dumber each time, and closer to death. (c) Well Go USA
- Directed By
- Stephen Fung
- Written By
- Kuo-fu Chen, Chen Kuo-fu, Cheng Hsiao Tse, Zhang Jialu
- Genres
- Art House & International, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 26, 2013 Limited
- Studio
- Well Go USA
Critic Reviews
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Adam Nayman, Globe and Mail
While Fung's attempts to err on the side of seriousness in this one after the stylized video-game high jinks of its predecessor are clearly purposeful, they don't necessarily make for a more pleasurable viewing experience.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
There's less of the hyperventilated genre-pinging (video games, manga, comic books) from the first film. But there's still a nagging, cartoonish emptiness ...
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Andy Webster, New York Times
"Tai Chi Hero" merely fills the eye, offering little that stays with you.
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Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
Purist fans of martial arts cinema probably won't embrace this film any more than its predecessor.
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Simon Abrams, Village Voice
This sequel is sluggish and rote where its predecessor was aggressively perky and desperate to please.
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Cast
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Jayden Yuan
as Lu Chan
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Angelababy
as Yuniang
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Tony Leung Ka Fai
as Grandmaster Chen
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Eddie Peng
as Fang Zijing
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Peter Stormare
as Duke Fleming
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Daniel Wu
as Mad Monk
- Qi Shu
- Eddie Peng Yu-Yen
- Shao-feng Feng
