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CHINA SALESMAN: Tyson And Seagal Take Their Brawl To The States On June 15!

The past several months surrounding director Tan Bing’s latest, China Salesman, has seen a pretty interesting conversation surrounding its appeal. Critics at the Hollywood Reporter apparently had some positive things to say about it; I didn’t, and in some capacity, I still don’t. That Mike Tyson still gets to do movies is beyond me and even though he can’t act, although I can respect his hustle – which is slightly more than I can posit for the appearance of Steven Seagal. The one fight scene that stems from this movie – leaked unapologetically by freebooters and torrenters on social media last year, has been the one thing selling this film to cult fans, sans context. Not to be outdone by better-faring screenfighters around him – Tyson included – Seagal just downright ruins that fight sequence (as great as it could have been) with his lanky, sluggish brood and his obtuse […]

CHINA SALESMAN: Tan Bing’s Tyson/Seagal Headliner Lands At Cleopatra For U.S. Release

Lee B. Golden III

Former heavyweight champ-turned-actor Mike Tyson and actor and martial artist Steven Seagal have taken the brunt of much of the publicity for their recent roles in Tan Bing’s 2017 actioner, China Salesman. Thus, you’d be forgiven for not immediately noticing lead actor Li Dong Xue around whom the film is centered per its narrative about a salesman who goes to Africa for business and gets caught up in a whirlwind of explosive tumult and danger. It’s not too impressive-looking despite the film’s hardened appeal to action movie junkies via explosions and fight scene gems. Trade news sites have nonetheless been abuzz for the $20 million dollar actioner as a significant bookmark signaling a growing momentum for Hollywood to follow in China’s footsteps per its market influence in the film industry at large and for what its worth, Cleopatra Entertainment has taken a liking having acquired the film for a U.S. […]

Frankly, CHINA SALESMAN Looks Like Crap

Lee B. Golden III

And sounds like crap, but if the explosions and action are what reel you in for China Salesman, then kudos. Tan Bing writes and directs with Brotherhood Of Blades co-star Ethan Li starring in the title role as our cheekily addressed protagonist doing business in Africa. It all somehow adds up to a fight scene between Mike Tyson’s frown and Steven Seagal’s wavy hands – all accompanied by piss poor acting and dialogue, high speed chases, terrible CG, and a Henry Cavill lookalike just to pepper things up some… Yeah, please take my money. ? The latest trailer has it all… and explody things. Enjoy.