This was Brandon Lee's (the son of Bruce Lee) only Hong Kong movie. It was claimed that he was reluctant to do this movie because he did not believe that he could compete with the reputation of his father. Des Mangan says that he did a fine job in this movie but I disagree to an extent. I thought his acting ability was okay, and he martial arts were good, but the execution of the movie was very bad. As for competing with his father, the only decent Bruce Lee movie I have seen is his last one, Enter the Dragon.
The action in this movie was very bad in my opinion. Most of the movie dealt with how he tried to come to terms with the fact that his best friend had betrayed him and sent him to gaol for eight years. In gaol he learns of his friend's betrayal and tries to escape but doesn't succeed. Instead his is given a lecture of how it is not something he wants to do because he will end up in worse trouble. This itself is good because it deals with his struggle between his desire for his revenge and his knowledge that if he let that desire overcome him he will be much worse off.
In the end he lets his desire get the better of him when his girlfriend and son are kidnapped and he learns of this. He goes to his old friend and gets his help in going after his former friend. This is where the bad action scenes come in. The rest of the movie is Brandon Lee shooting up BMWs coming towards him. There are about five of them and they all seem to happen on the same stretch of road. This seems to be low budget action and really the movie could have done without it.
With low budget movies, the story counts for much more than effects and action. In this movie the story is good, and concludes in the hollow victory - the one where they win, but at a huge cost. These hollow victories seem to be my favourite at the moment. Here, they win, but the woman dies, and both men land up in gaol. Sorry if I spoilt the end for you, but it is something that sets the movie apart. The problem is that this is really only tacked on at the end. The movie closes with them speeding off in a speedboat but a subtitle explains what happened - pretty poor I thought.
This movie is okay, but I find that the attempts to improve it really fall flat on its face. As such, the Legacy of Rage does not stand out for me.
The action in this movie was very bad in my opinion. Most of the movie dealt with how he tried to come to terms with the fact that his best friend had betrayed him and sent him to gaol for eight years. In gaol he learns of his friend's betrayal and tries to escape but doesn't succeed. Instead his is given a lecture of how it is not something he wants to do because he will end up in worse trouble. This itself is good because it deals with his struggle between his desire for his revenge and his knowledge that if he let that desire overcome him he will be much worse off.
In the end he lets his desire get the better of him when his girlfriend and son are kidnapped and he learns of this. He goes to his old friend and gets his help in going after his former friend. This is where the bad action scenes come in. The rest of the movie is Brandon Lee shooting up BMWs coming towards him. There are about five of them and they all seem to happen on the same stretch of road. This seems to be low budget action and really the movie could have done without it.
With low budget movies, the story counts for much more than effects and action. In this movie the story is good, and concludes in the hollow victory - the one where they win, but at a huge cost. These hollow victories seem to be my favourite at the moment. Here, they win, but the woman dies, and both men land up in gaol. Sorry if I spoilt the end for you, but it is something that sets the movie apart. The problem is that this is really only tacked on at the end. The movie closes with them speeding off in a speedboat but a subtitle explains what happened - pretty poor I thought.
This movie is okay, but I find that the attempts to improve it really fall flat on its face. As such, the Legacy of Rage does not stand out for me.