#Nimble monkey king persona 5 movie#

In fact, this is one of his best performances ever seen in his career. Soi Cheang's prequel to 'Journey To The West' saga may have been heavily criticised for its spotty special effects as well as other glaring weaknesses, but 'The Monkey King' is mainly saved by Donnie Yen's highly-energetic performance as the mischievous Sun Wukong. The movie's particular highlight is Donnie Yen's impressive parkour/fight scene in the open market against the agile assassin Sa Zhenshan, played by Vietnam-born and American-based mixed martial artist Cung Le. While 'Bodyguards And Assassins' doesn't feature Donnie Yen in a leading role, this award-winning historical epic does owe part of its success from his engaging participation as policeman Shen Chongyang who is addicted to gambling. Donnie Yen, who also served as the action director here, made non-martial artists Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue fight convincingly like seasoned pros.

#Nimble monkey king persona 5 movie#

While the story is mediocre, Donnie Yen who plays Dragon in this movie is particularly entertaining to watch for whenever he engages in a series of well-choreographed fight sequences. The highlights of this movie including his run-in with two robbers, and another one where he squares off against the double sword-wielding female fighter (Kara Hui) in the open village.īased on the popular Hong Kong comic-book 'Oriental Heroes' by Wong Yuk-Long, this big screen adaptation is stylishly entertaining but an overproduced martial arts actioner that sees Donnie Yen posing a lot with his long, flowing locks. Even though the fight scenes are noticeably sparse than your average Donnie Yen movie, they still packed a few decent wallops. His solid transition between a commoner and a deadly martial arts fighter is particularly well-realized. At the central of the movie is Donnie Yen, who delivers a surprisingly nuanced performance as Liu Jinxi.

A refreshing mix of TV's 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' and 'Sherlock Holmes' with an element of David Cronenberg's 'A History Of Violence' (2005), director Peter Chan has redefines the usual Wuxia genre that doesn't play strictly by the formula.