Oh hello Keanu.
After years of staying out of the Hollywood
scene and a series of low-key films, Keanu Reeves reemerges in the action film
“Man of Tai Chi”. While he is not the lead character of the film, famous martial
artists stars Tiger Chen and Karen Mok are sure to bring brilliant fighting
scenes.
In
bustling Beijing, China, ambitious young “Tiger” Chen Lin-Hu (Tiger Chen) works as a lowly courier;
but after work, he is a young martial arts star, rising through the ranks
representing the Ling Kong Tai Chi tradition.
Though most associate Tai Chi with peaceful, yoga-like movements, Tiger
has perfected the ancient art and started to make a name for himself in the
prestigious Wulin Wang martial arts championship.
Meanwhile, in Hong Kong,
police investigator, Suen Jing-Si (Karen
Mok), who works for the organized crime unit OCTB, has run into a wall in
her pursuit of Donaka Mark (Keanu Reeves). Donaka is a powerful Hong Kong businessmen
who runs a secret underground fighting ring, where cold hard cash is made by
defeating one’s opponent in a no-holds barred fight privately broadcast to
wealthy patrons. Looking for a new
“star,” Donaka tries to lure Tiger with the promise of easy money.
At first, Tiger declines,
committed to the purity and integrity of his pursuit. But when his temple is threatened with
redevelopment, Tiger relents so that he may protect the legacy of Ling Kong Tai
Chi. Soon, Tiger is an underground
sensation, defeating international opponents with reputations of deadly
force. But the darker side of Tiger’s
skill begins to emerge. His public
fights in the Wulin Wang tournament become more aggressive, bringing Tiger
unwanted attention and shame to his elderly master (Yu Hai)
Seemingly unable to harness
the darkness inside of himself, Tiger eventually agrees to work with Jing-Si to
bring down Donaka’s deadly private game.
But when every fight is the fight of his life, will Tiger be able to
sustain his best intentions and manage the darkest and worst possibilities of
his craft?
Movie
comes out on July 14, 2013.
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