But things really get out of hand when a new Manchu official (Chan Chung Yung) shows up offering the hand of his daughter Ting Ting (Michelle Reis) to whoever wins a martial arts contest. Still a very solid effort and worth a watch for fans of Martial Arts films.Jet Li stars as legendary Chinese hero Fong Sai Yuk in director Corey Yuen's action-packed kung-fu comedy Fong Sai Yuk! A happy-go-lucky kung-fu artist, Fong Sai Yuk (Jet Li) is known around town for being mischievous and a bit of a troublemaker. Ah well, it is what it is, and that is a complaint I have for a lot of the martial arts movies that were coming out at this time. I felt that it brought down what otherwise would have been a really good martial arts / historical drama.
Pretty good overall, with a good story and plentiful and excellent fight scenes, I did think the romantic comedy-esque elements could have been toned down a lot. But do to familial and political issues shit hits the fan, and he and his family find themselves right in the middle of the political upheavel. Although he loses initially, using some less than honest methods, he wins the honour regardless. Meanwhile a young Kung Fu master has fallen for the governors daughter, but must compete in a competition to win her hand in marriage.
The evil Manchu clan is threatened by an underground rebel secret society called 'The Red Flower Society' who rep the Han's. Pretty decent Kung Fu flick starring Jet Li.
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