The Master Movie Review

Is Jet Li "the master?" The master of really bad kung fu movies, if this 1989 outing is any indication, bringing the flying fists of Li to Los Angeles to face a blonde nemesis who looks like Sledge Hammer!'s David Rasche.

Notable mainly for its overuse of slow motion, its unbearably bad dubbing, and Li's fascination-du-jour with putting people into arm locks, there's absolutely nothing here to make the movie worth watching. Li, early in his career, spends most of the running time gawking at the scenery while he struggles to remember his lines. Cheaply produced and shot with a minimum of effort, this is one archival 'fu film that should have remained on ice.

Aka Long xing tian xia.