{"id":59357,"date":"2026-06-09T18:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=59357"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:54:42","slug":"review-the-furious-movie-review-pan-asian-martial-arts-talents-unite-for-brutal-action-spectacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=59357","title":{"rendered":"Review | The Furious movie review: pan-Asian martial arts talents unite for brutal action spectacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/06\/09\/c9fe52f0-5d05-4e49-a096-dddfd106ca21_126514f4.jpg?itok=38zJTPD7&amp;v=1780994628\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">3.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Furious<\/em> tells a threadbare story that could have been sketched on a napkin. It lacks a single fully developed character. It is so emotionally hollow that you will feel little, even when children are endangered on screen. It has zero sense of humour. Its dialogue is forgettable. But it is, to its target crowd, the best Hong Kong film in a very long time.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Whether you share that last sentiment will depend entirely on your appetite for watching people getting slaughtered by frantic hammer blows to the body, arrows to the forehead and machetes slashing from every conceivable angle.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">The latest directing effort from veteran stuntman Kenji Tanigaki (<span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Enter the Fat Dragon<\/em><\/span>) \u2013 who is best known for his work on a range of <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Donnie Yen Ji-dan<\/span> films \u2013 <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Furious<\/em> is not just an uncompromising showcase of its makers\u2019 passion for martial arts cinema, but also an ecstatic, virtuosic display of action choreography as an art form.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">A synopsis for <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Furious<\/em> is about as useful as a libretto in a ballet programme, even if its generic script is shockingly credited to four award-winning screenwriters. Instead, your guide into this carnage is former child actor Xie Miao (1994\u2019s <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The New Legend of Shaolin<\/em><\/span>) as Wang Wei, a mute martial artist with an unspecified background.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/article\/3356499\/furious-movie-review-pan-asian-martial-arts-talents-unite-brutal-action-spectacle?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3.5\/5 stars The Furious tells a threadbare story that could have been sketched on a napkin. It lacks a single fully developed character. 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