Dragon From Russia (HK 1990)

Rating: **
Cast: Sam Hui, Maggie Cheung, Nina Li, Carrie Ng, Yuen Tak, Dean Shek

A silly and confusing film, very loosely based on the Japanese manga "Crying Freeman." What it does succeed at is capturing the look of the original manga, and the martial arts choreography is stunning. Some really good (and sometimes silly) fighting and stuntwork courtesy of Sam Hui and Yuen Tak, but other than that, the film is a waste of time. Leading ladies Maggie Cheung, Nina Li, and Carrie Ng are nice to look at, and Ms. Li even performs some rather impressive kung fu - very out of character for her, but a very welcomed sight.