Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

LEGEND OF THE FIST: THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN (2010) - Sept. 10, 2010
Though it started out with one of the better action sequences I've seen in a while (it was seriously awesome), the rest of the movie just wasn't up to that level.  About a famous resistance fighter in 1920s China, the film was just completely bogged down with political maneuverings, which left the characters themselves woefully underdeveloped.  It also didn't help that the first hour was pretty much action-free (aside from the aforementioned awesome opening), which completely threw off the pacing of the movie.  It picks up somewhat in the second hour, but it had pretty much lost me at that point.  It also closed with a pretty spectacular action sequence, but for the most part this movie was a let down.  Donnie Yen was awesome as usual, however.  **