INVINCIBLE DRAGON Film Review September 29, 2020
Invincible Dragon
Reviewed: 9/29/2020
Well Go USA
Rating: 2 / 5
On Blu Ray, Digital, and On Demand: October 6, 2020
(Well Go USA)
I remember reading a few interviews with some of the classic Hong Kong directors from the 1980’s and 1990’s. They mentioned that many times, their scripts were never written when they started filming or they even wrote them on the fly as they worked. If you’ve been a fan of Asian cinema from that time period to now, you know what they say is very true. Sometimes that approach can lend itself to the final product - a zany, crazy film that is unique and interesting. Other times, it produces a cinematic mess that cannot be saved regardless of the talent involved.
“Invisible Dragon” unfortunately falls into the latter category. Starring Max Zhang and Anderson Silva, the story is just a diluted mess from the get go. A killer is after police officers and Max Zhang’s character is on the hunt in Macau. Anderson Silva’s character is not what it seems and I’ll leave the plot at that (so as to not giveaway spoilers).
(Max Zhang and Anderson Silva in Invincible Dragon from Well Go USA)
The film looks top notch - minus the ending fight sequence where the CGI gets away from the visual effects team. Max Zhang also looks good in the fight scenes as one would expect - and his English speaking lines were delivered quite well.
Anderson Silva is a MMA champion. His acting reflects that. Typically, when a sports world talent crosses over to the movie world, they struggle in their dialogue scenes but shine in their fight scenes. Anderson is imposing on screen but his fight scenes didn’t mesh well with Max’s style of fighting. He probably needs to be put against another MMA type fighter in a film to increase the impact of the fight scenes.
“Invincible Fighter” could have been a good Asian action film but instead it's an unfortunate missed opportunity.
Best,
Mark Sugiyama
Eclectic Arts
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