Well, the rigidly choreographed Kung Fu will not kill you, but the boredom of an insanely slow paced movie might.
It was with some reluctance that I sat down to watch the 2008 TV movie "Kung Fu Killer". The movie's title was the first hurdle to get past, then there was the fact of it having David Carradine as the main attraction. But still, the movie also had Daryl Hannah on the cast list, and it was a movie that I hadn't already seen, so I took a chance and watched "Kung Fu Killer".
Writers Jacqueline Feather, David Seidler and John Mandel didn't exactly manage to put together a particularly thrilling or interesting storyline here for the movie, and I must admit that as the movie went along at a unfathomably slow pace, I was gradually losing my interest in it, as nothing worthwhile or interesting happened.
The martial arts scenes in the movie were wooden and rigid, and they were choreographed and executed in a manner where it was painfully obvious that the performers were indeed following a strict choreograph here. The fight scenes lacked a natural flow and fluidity to it.
The acting performances in "Kung Fu Killer" were about as wooden and rigid as the martial arts scenes, so at least they matched one another. But in terms of providing proper entertainment, then the acting performances were severely hindered by a lack of interesting or proper storyline.
I assume that if you were a fan of the original "Kung Fu" TV series that starred David Carradine, then you will find some enjoyment here, as it apparently is the same character he portrays.
"Kung Fu Killer" was a movie that came and went without leaving much of a lasting impression on me, and this is certainly not a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time. Nor is it a movie that I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on.
My rating of director Philip Spink's 2008 movie lands on a generous three out of ten stars.
