This epic drama plays like an ad for China’s famous, fly-kicking Shaolin monks.
It’s no chop-socky punch-up but a prestige outing about a ‘20s Chinese warlord (Andy Lau) who finds redemption at the Buddhist temple where Jackie Chan works as a stir-fry cook.
Like a martial arts Dr Zhivago, it’s sweeping, sentimental and largely dull.
Two discs of extras pack less punch than the Seven Star Fists – bland interviews extolling the virtues of Zen Buddhism, and throwaway featurettes.
Give us Jet Li’s action-packed Shaolin Temple any day.
