NYAFF XIX Review: UNLEASHED Punches Out With Underdog Reclamation And Vigor

It’s not easy to avoid certain storytelling tropes when diving into the action genre, particularly of a sport-fighting variety, and so the usual goal going forward is to flesh out as much as you can to deliver something fresh and entertaining to the masses. Bearing this in mind as we gauge directing duo Kwok Ka-hei and Ambrose Kwok’s newest film, Unleashed, there’s something instantly redeeming in their treatment of an underdog fight drama, and it certainly helps having the starpower it had with the likes of Ken Lo and Sam Lee on board. Unleashed goes unabashed into the arena for the story Fok Kit (Sun Zheng Feng), a champion in the underground fighting circuit under the tutelage of his wonky-kneed coach, Dubble Che (Ken Lo). Kit’s got a hot streak going after winning nine matches in a row while the two work to maintain Che’s boxing gym where one day, […]

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