Jared Bratt has put Man of Tai Chi on his list of best movies in 2013 that he put together for Pretty Clever Films. He said the following about Man of Tai Chi:
I love that Keanu Reeves has helmed my favorite martial-arts/action film to come along since seeing The Raid two years ago. This is a film for which the trailer doesn’t even scrape the surface of how many exhilarating toe-to-toe fight set-pieces the movie has to offer. But beyond Man of Tai Chi’s knack for well-staged combat, the film’s protagonist, Tiger Chen, draws the audience into his morally-shifting tale of innocence and influences from the dark side. Dare I say that Chen himself might possibly be even more engaging and charismatic then any Jackie Chan or Jet Li flick that I’ve ever seen. If martial-arts action is your poison, this film is worth the indulgence.
You can read his entire list here.
Note: Mr. Bratt is based in Toronto and works as a writer, actor, editor and director.