“Legend of the Red Dragon” is another comedic martial arts film. It may be low on plot and hit or miss with the laughs but the action sequences it delivers are full of energy and some physics-defying elements that make it incredibly creative and very fun to watch.

Jet Li (“The One”, “Hero”) headlines this movie as Hung Hei Kwun and he’s joined by Mo Tse as his son and together they combat the forces of evil. We see him team-up with shaolin monks and thieves in order to fight true evil and as the numbers in fighters rise, the stunts get more and more ridiculous yet more and more fascinating.

Jet Li is famed for playing straighter guys than the more comedic Jackie Chan (“Police Story”) but I have to say he works well here. Due to the use of wires for many of the stunts, Li isn’t as interesting as a fighter here as he is in something such as “Fist Of Legend” but he’s still pretty impressive. The young boy has a hilarious scene in which he is doing ‘handstand bounces’ with one finger; it’s moments like this where it really shines. I also liked Chingmy Yau (“City Hunter”) as the main girl, who does some pretty impressive kung-fu needlework.

“Legend of the Red Dragon” has some moments that are definitely meant to be funny but fall flat and nobody is going to be talking about the plot after seeing this but it’s a pretty enjoyable father/son premise and the action sequences are genius at times. If you enjoy martial arts films like me then it’s worth checking this one out, if you’re not as fussed then maybe you won’t enjoy this as much but then again they make other films (sometimes they are even better films).