The Enforcer
	Director:	Corey Yuen
	Actors:	Jet Li (as Kung Wei), Anita Mui (as Anna Fong (English dubbed)), Miu Tse (as Johnny Kung (English dubbed) (as Xia Miao)), Rongguang Yu (as Po Kwong), Sing Ngai (as Thug), Ken Lo (as Thug (as Low Houi-Kang)), Lo Hen-Chow, Damian Lau (as Yat-Wah's Boss), Bonnie Fu, Henry Fong (as Auction Bidder), Mary Ellen Dunbar (as (voice)), Victoria Hoffman (as (voice)), Martin Spanjers (as (voice)), Fred Tattasciore (as (voice)), Brad Sergi (as (voice))
	Country:	Hong Kong
	Category:	Action
	Year:	1995

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Comments:	Spoilers contained herein; my reviews are meant for connoisseurs of Jet Li films. Jet Li's `Enforcer' is a average film in every aspect of the word. Jet Li plays Kung Wei, an uncover cop sent to infiltrate a triad gang. Herein lies the problem, weather it is the fault of the script, the fault of the dubbing, or the fault of Jet Li's acting, his character is SO far undercover the viewer forgets that he is a cop. The plot is not set up very well, we're not told WHY his cover has to be kept to such a high and extreme level. Wei's contact in the Triad gang, MR. G (I forget the character's real name) is also a mystery. I have seen this film three times and I still have yet to determine if Mr. G was also an undercover cop, or just a well intentioned thug in the gang. The plot has more holes than swiss cheese, especially early on which makes it hard to follow important key concepts such as the ones mentioned above. The movie is not without its charm however. While Wei is infiltrating the triad in Hong Kong, his wife back on the mainland dies, leaving his son an orphan for all intents and purposes. Anita Mui, who you may remember from Jackie Chan films such as `Rumble in the Bronx' and `Legend of Drunken Master' plays Hong Kong Police Detective Anna Fong. She's hot on Wei's trail for his criminal acts unknowing committed undercover back in Hong Kong. While tracking Wei she goes to his home in the mainland, and befriends Wei's wife and son, more or less adopting the son after the mother's death. The two end up tracking Wei back to Hong Kong, and discovering the truth about his undercover status. The Kung Fu scenes in this movie are nothing spectacular. The most impressive kung fu is demonstrated by Wei's son when his must defend the reputation of his father against a school full of bullies. He also demonstrates some good fundamentals in the Wushu demonstration scene. As for Jet Li, he's capable of much more artful and complex kung fu than he displays in this movie. The head triad villain is the stereotypical Chinese 1990s bad guy. If you've seen `Legend of Drunken Master' or similar films you know what I'm talking about, the buzz cut, sunglasses, the Armani suit, the white magician looking gloves, and an aura of evil about him. His goal as a villain in this movie is to hijack an auction taking place on a boat and make off with the goods and the customer's money. The fight scene at the end is anti-climatic. This evil badass who tears through people throughout the movie hardly puts up much if any of a fight at the end. Sure there's some good improvisation of the Kung Fu Rope technique, but that's what keeps this film on its average level, and keeps it from sinking to the depths of a bad film. If you're looking for a typical hong Kong action genre film along the lines of Hard Boiled killers, you might like this film. If you're looking for Jet Li's mastery of the martial arts, this film will disappoint you. As an action film, and a film itself, it rates very bland and average 4/9 stars.
Languages:	Cantonese
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Length:	100
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