Fearless (2006) 7/10

Starring : Jet Li, Shidou Nakamura, Yong Dong, Li Sun
Director : Rony Yu
Running Time : 104 mins

As a young boy Huo Yuanjiya (Li), the son of a martial arts master who doesn't want him to follow in his footsteps due to his weakness due to asthma, trained himself to become a martial arts expert after being severely bullied by the other children, and soon becomes one of the best masters in China, but when he grows up his family are killed as revenge for him accidentally killing another martial arts master, following which he flees his village and puts himself into self imposed exile.

Jet Li gives an underplayed yet powerful performance in this apparent biopic of the life of the founder of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. The basic story of the supposed downfall of a martial arts master, and his eventual rise back to his ultimate defeat is both engrossing and interesting. Well worth watching, and not just because Li claims it will be his last martial arts epic - although I thought The Forbidden Kingdom was pretty martial arts orientated.

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