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TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Leofwine_draca I imagine that somewhere, somebody has sat down to watch BRUCE LEE - THE MAN, THE MYTH expecting to see a worthwhile biography of the late, lamented martial arts master and instead found themselves sitting through a plot less (though action-packed) fight flick. Bruce Lee's life story is told through action rather than words as its basically little more than one long series of elaborate fight sequences in different locations with only the bare backbone of a storyline that manages to incorporate footage of Lee's corpse at his funeral and even his gravestone (which I presume isn't faked). All is not lost, however, as this is actually a fairly big budget and official-feeling version of the big man's life and times, managing to convey at times his struggle to bring Chinese cinema and kung fu to the western world, and even managing a little foreboding towards the end of the movie as his death becomes imminent.Production values are good, with crisp, clear photography and great locations. However, where this film really excels is with the action sequences which are exceptionally good. Bruce Li acquits himself beautifully with his imitation of the master and manages to be very close to the man he plays in terms of style, action and characteristics. He fights very well indeed (some of the slickest, fastest, most powerful fighting I've seen in a kung fu film here) and the choreography, being excellent, adds to the experience. About 80% of the movie consists of the action and the rest involves elaborate training sequences and plot filler, wasting time until the next inevitable bout of martial arts mayhem. The only flaw is in the occasional bad dubbing, especially the hilarious interlude with a crowd of British joggers! This is a solid actioner, nothing more and nothing less, that pays tribute to Bruce Lee as it should.

Frank Markland Bruce Li imitates Bruce Lee in a failed biography that makes up a lot of stories (such as a fight in Italy) and gives us a glimpse of how Bruce Lee came to America fought bad guys and then electrocuted himself to make himself faster, and then dies though there are some questions as perhaps Lee will come back in 1983 or killed by muggers armed with swords. Bruce Lee The Man The Myth is about on par with the 1993 biography film, Bruce Lee is depicted as more a super hero martial artist then even as a man, and the film doesn't go into many details about his life or indeed the truth regarding his life. It's basically a chop socky film without much karate chops. Indeed the movie is always ridiculous but the film becomes tedious after a certain point as were forced to watch a movie that has no plot, no narrative flow or indeed that good of action. Sure Bruce Li is a charismatic presence but he's better in the kung fu movies where he fights bad guys and not in a movie where he is trying to portray real life. In the end, Bruce Lee:The Man The Myth is very lame. It just doesn't have the energy to work as camp or indeed the ambition to work as what it sets out to.* out of 4-(Bad)

BRENDAN I got this movie on a dvd, along with three other Bruce Lee tribute movies, for about $2.50 each. This one beat the lot of them. It has amazing action scenes and lots of em. There were some confusing excercise machines that were shown, but overall it was a good movie. Bruce Li actually did a good job of acting in his part, it was certainly believable (the acting not the plot). If you can find this you have to watch it!I give it 7/10

junfan I saw this movie, and it was awesome! I watched it over a million times! I couldn't stop watching it! it just doesn't get any better than this! It's funny! It has wicked cool action scenes! I'm gonna go watch it again!