{"id":37996,"date":"2017-08-01T11:38:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=37996"},"modified":"2017-08-01T11:38:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:38:10","slug":"wolf-warrior-2-film-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/movies\/wolf-warrior-2-film-review.html","title":{"rendered":"‘Wolf Warrior 2’: Film Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Wolf Warrior 2’: Film Review<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Wu Jing plays a former Chinese Special Forces operative who finds himself in the middle of an African revolution in this sequel to the 2015 hit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wu Jing again stakes his claim as the natural heir to Jackie Chan with the sequel to his 2015 action movie that was a hit in his native China. Starring, directed and co-written by Jing, Wolf Warrior 2 is even bigger and bolder than its predecessor, which doesn\u2019t always work in its favor. But genre fans will definitely relish the near-constant barrage of elaborate set pieces that are choreographed and filmed for maximum impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jing again plays Leng Feng, now living a quiet life in Africa after having left the titular Chinese Special Forces unit under unfortunate circumstances depicted in the previous installment. But that doesn\u2019t mean he isn\u2019t ready to spring into action when necessary, as illustrated by an elaborate pre-credits sequence in which he battles a group of pirates in an underwater fight that could easily fit into a James Bond movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently beloved by all of the Africans with whom he comes into contact, even when he beats them at drinking games, Feng doesn\u2019t hesitate to get involved when the country is wracked by a civil war and invaded by a group of bloodthirsty American mercenaries led by Big Daddy (Frank Grillo). He also strives to protect the local Chinese community, since the Chinese government is apparently helpless to intervene due to internecine rules of international engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the convoluted plot also involves an epidemic of a deadly disease for which a Chinese doctor (Celina Jade) is attempting to find a cure, it\u2019s basically an excuse for a relentless series of action sequences featuring martial arts combat, gun battles, car chases, a tank battle and pretty much anything else you can think of. The star\u2019s charisma is enhanced by his athletic prowess, which makes the hand-to-hand combat particularly arresting, especially a brutal brawl between him and Grillo (no slouch himself) that provides a fitting climax.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hard to believe that the director\/star needed two collaborators on the screenplay, judging by such lines as Leng\u2019s declaration, \u201cOnce a Wolf Warrior, always a Wolf Warrior!\u201d Grillo, too, doesn\u2019t have much to work with, as he\u2019s often reduced to looking sinister while smoking a cigar and issuing such commands as \u201cI want that son of a bitch!\u201d American audiences, at least, may also be put off by the relentless Chinese jingoism on display, although, to be fair, it seems a fair price to pay for such American movie characters as Rambo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently beloved by all of the Africans with whom he comes into contact, even when he beats them at drinking games, Feng doesn\u2019t hesitate to get involved when the country is wracked by a civil war and invaded by a group of bloodthirsty American mercenaries led by Big Daddy (Frank Grillo). He also strives to protect the local Chinese community, since the Chinese government is apparently helpless to intervene due to internecine rules of international engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the convoluted plot also involves an epidemic of a deadly disease for which a Chinese doctor (Celina Jade) is attempting to find a cure, it\u2019s basically an excuse for a relentless series of action sequences featuring martial arts combat, gun battles, car chases, a tank battle and pretty much anything else you can think of. The star\u2019s charisma is enhanced by his athletic prowess, which makes the hand-to-hand combat particularly arresting, especially a brutal brawl between him and Grillo (no slouch himself) that provides a fitting climax.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hard to believe that the director\/star needed two collaborators on the screenplay, judging by such lines as Leng\u2019s declaration, \u201cOnce a Wolf Warrior, always a Wolf Warrior!\u201d Grillo, too, doesn\u2019t have much to work with, as he\u2019s often reduced to looking sinister while smoking a cigar and issuing such commands as \u201cI want that son of a bitch!\u201d American audiences, at least, may also be put off by the relentless Chinese jingoism on display, although, to be fair, it seems a fair price to pay for such American movie characters as Rambo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Production company: Beijing Century Media Culture<\/span>
\nDistributor: The H Collective, Well Go USA Entertainment<\/span>
\nCast: Wu Jing, Frank Grillo, Celina Jade, Wu Gang, Hans Zhang, Ding Haifeng, Chunyu Shanshan<\/span>
\nDirector: Wu Jing<\/span>
\nScreenwriters: Wu Jing, Dong Qun, Liu Yi<\/span>
\nProducers: Jiang Ping, Zhao Haicheng, Li Yang, Zhao Jianjun, Xu Zhiyong, Jing Defu, Liu Kailuo, Deng Hao, Wu Yan<\/span>
\nDirector of photography: Peter Ngor<\/span>
\nProduction designers: King Man Lee, Wang Ligang<\/span>
\nEditor: Kai Fa Cheung<\/span>
\nComposer: Joe Trapanese<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/review\/wolf-warrior-2-1024785<\/span><\/p>\n

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