
A heady blend of spy thriller, period piece political drama and martial arts action flick, Chinese import Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen reaffirms star Donnie Yen’s quiet, universal charisma, while also tossing more sand on the tired, erroneous notion that more densely plotted films from the Orient can’t emotionally engage Western audiences. For the full, original review, from ShockYa, click here. (Variance Films, R, 106 minutes)