House of Fury

A subdued Anthony Wong (Ebola Syndrome—96) stars as Yu Siu Bo, a humble herb doctor who quietly tends to patients in a low key part of Hong Kong - or so it appears. Coz, along with his sexy daughter (Gillian Chung) and his bouncy son (director Fung), Wong (who does a Bruce Lee impression) is actually a retired super-spy kung fu master that batters flying ninjas and terrorists in amazing fight scenes which’ll remind you plenty of The Matrix (99). Mainly because the fight choreography is by Yuen Woo Ping.

Not only that... fights break out between Wong’s brats over remote controls and boyfriends and eventually, after you realize it’s mostly the plot from Spy Kids (2000) mixed with a slow bag of sentimental eastern slush you won’t give a crap about, Wong’s dangerous past is revealed when vengeful Michael Wong shows up as a paralyzed baddie in a wheelchair and the movie then explodes in a mindless flash of rock ‘em sock ‘em antics till the end credits call it all to a halt.

Many viewers won’t stomach the trite sentimentality, but give it a whirl and see some fine CGI, great cinematography, big explosions, an X-ray spine snap, incredible assassins, fatal punches, glass kicking, several cat fights, wheelchair fu and more bruised torsos than a women's shelter.