This is my favorite Bruce Lee film for a few reasons. It is pretty well-choreographed for the time and features a decent supporting cast and characters ( although the fact that all the police officers are sporting fedoras with their traditional garb is a bit ridiculous). Wu is a nice slimy villain, Petrov , portrayed by Robert Baker is a pretty good tough-guy, and the film builds up towards the final confrontation between the two quite well. Notice as well that in this movie, Bruce Lee is about ten pounds heavier than in his other feature films, and looks stronger. I prefer this look to the skinnier ( and thus, a bit more muscularly defined)version of Lee we see in Enter The Dragon. The music in this movie is another highlight, the sound effects used during the combat scenes coupled with slow-motion death blows are a nice touch ( check out the killer blow to the Japanese cook's sternum ) that add to the intensity and mortal nature of the violence being portrayed. The movie Fist Of Legend, which tells the same story about actual event sin Chinese history, is a decent film as well. One afternoon when time permits, watch both offering s back-to-back and you will find it well worth the time spent.
Review of Fist of Fury
