Mandaris
I was hesitant to watch this after reading some of the reviews for it. It's a pretty good movie with some caveats. This is not a film that you watch expecting a great plot of traditional romance, but it has a lot of great action.
It reminds me of some of my favorite comedy movies involving hitmen. Movies like The Big Hit, The Whole Nine Yards, and Grosse Pointe Blank were some of my favorite films in my adolence. Something about having this average looking person just work over a series of bad guys
and ultimately do something good in the end.
I could argue that this was the 90s and 2000s and antiheroes were really popular. It’s something to see someone who is just really good at something even it its doing something really bad.
Tangental Rant
I'd love to see a henchman just quit when asked to come against one of these unstoppable fighters. Just look at the guy or girl and just sayNopeand turn around.
In this movie, we even have some of the bad guys question how they are supposed to do this and they probably would have left if the plot hadn’t demanded it.
EXCELLENT ACTION!!
This is an Action-Comedy with a splash of what some would call romance. I would call it beyond toxic or dysfunctional, but not to the characters in question.
Look, this movie was fun for me. I don’t think we’re ever going to see a sequel so enjoy if you’re looking for a kung fu hitman movie when it becomes available for streaming.
Overview
A realtor is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With his crime-lord brother also on his trail, he must confront his past and the history he never fully buried.