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Dennis Law's action-drama doesn't skimp on the action or the drama, but the quality of both are at opposite extremes. Ronald Cheng's comic timing and Wu Jing's martial arts prowess are the highlights here, and should please fans of either.
After last year's SPL, Wu Jing became the odds-on pick for Hong Kong martial arts movie superstardom. Jackie Chan is aging, Jet Li is retiring (yeah, right), Zhao Wen-Zhou never quite made it, and Donnie Yen is, well, Donnie Yen. Fans of nuts-and-bolts martial arts action need a new hero, and Wu Jing's combination of likability and actual martial arts skills makes him seem like the obvious choice. Apparently, director Dennis Law and Gold Label megaproducer Paco Wong thought so too, lining up Wu Jing to star in Fatal Contact -- arguably Wu's first starring role in a Hong Kong movie since Tai Chi 2 back in 1996 (Wu Jing also starred in 2003's Drunken Monkey, but that was more of an ensemble piece than a solo work). Law and Wong have also given Wu a partner: Ronald Cheng, best known for his over-the-top antics in such films as Dragon Loaded 2003 and Himalaya Singh. Could Cheng potentially ruin Wu Jing's bid for martial arts cinema greatness?
Wu Jing plays naive wushu player who, for the sake of the girl (Miki Yeung) he loves, to make money for her to live comfortably, and for her glory, enters into illegal matches and fights painfully against all odds all the way through. He turns from an honorable wushu player into a mean fighting machine who stops at nothing to win, irregardless of how inhumane and ruthless his blows are, leading eventually to a tragic ending. |