3News has posted their review of Man of Tai Chi. The reviewer, whose name is not given, gave the film 3 out of 5 stars. A basic synopsis of the film is given. In terms of negatives, Keanu was criticized for his performance and cartoonishly gruff voice and the several problems with the storyline were mentioned. However, despite these problems he went to say:
But those sorts of issues don’t matter – this is a fight movie; a refreshingly straight-up, old school fight movie. So what matters is how satisfying the fights are, and little else.
He closed the piece saying:
I love that this is Keanu’s directorial debut, however, rather than some mopey little American indie film or something. There are quite a few nice little touches that clearly show he has a genuine passion for Kung Fu movies. If he keeps working with talent as strong as this and ups his game as a filmmaker, we could be in for some really cool stuff from him in the future.
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