Fearless

Fearless is the story of Fok Yuen-gap (Huo Yuan-jia), a national hero in China and master arts master at the beginning of the 20th century, who early on experiences the dark, vengeful side of wushu. He eventually rises to embrace its more positive side by taking on some of the world's greatest fighters in a sporting competition that takes place at a time when a distressed China is being encroached upon by foreign powers.

Lo Wei used this story as inspiration for his movie Fist of Fury (1972) where Bruce Lee played a fictional student of Fok Yuen-gap, who seeks revenge for his master's death. Twenty-four years later, Li took on the same fictional role in Fist of Legend. Now he's playing the master.

Ronnie Yu (The Bride with White Hair) directs and Yuen Wo-ping is action director. The movie's subject matter is familiar territory for Yuen. He directed Legend of a Fighter (1982), a kung fu classic about the life of Fok Yuen-gap starring Leung Far-yan.

This latest action flick by Jet Li, perhaps his last martial arts movie. The idea behind the production of this movie after a recent studies revealed the number of suicide rate among youth in China has increasing. Jet Li wanted to inspire the youth how to live their live with the strong spirit, very much like Hou Yuan Jia did in his lifetime.

My comments:

1. Weak stroyline

2. Weak characterization

3. Good fighting sequences

Rating: 3.5 out of 5