![]() I won't get into the story, because honestly, it's convoluted. Even Angelababy looked Oscar caliber in comparison to Jayden, though he was far more convincing in fight scenes. In fairness, Jayden in only one of his two movie credits, wasn't a very strong actor so the movie needed people around him like Tony Leung Ka Fai who could act. All of which came crashing down when Angelababy's character was supposed to be a martial artist. Martial artists like Fung Hak On and Bruce Leung also gave the movie martials arts cred. Jayden Yuan, a real life wushu champion, played The Freak. He ended up fighting most of the village and the Chief Master's daughter, Angelababy (more often than not), as he tried to convince them to teach him. Problem was, outsiders were not allowed to learn any of the techniques. He escaped to the famed Chen Village where he hoped to learn kung fu techniques that would heal the wounds caused by his many battles causing him to be near death. After his mother died, he was taken in by a master (Fung Hak On) and ended up on the wrong side of a battle against the ailing Qing army. The Freak was a martial artist born with a small horn on his forehead foretelling greatness. This review may contain spoilers What do you get when you cross a martial arts movie with steam punk, computer graphics, pop-ups, a comic book, and a video game? Tai Chi Zero.
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