Ma Yong Zhen

Well, I must say that this 1997 Hong Kong movie from director Corey Yuen actually turned out to be more enjoyable and entertaining that I had initially expected it to be. I mean, the setting of the movie wasn't really one that was overly appealing to me, as it is something that has been seen countless times before in Asian cinema.

But still, I was given the chance to sit down and watch this movie, so of course I did. I am, after all, a big fan of Asian cinema.

While the movie does have Takeshi Kaneshiro on the leading role, I think that the movie was actually more adequately carried by the performances of Biao Yuen and Wah Yuen.

"Hero" (aka "Ma Yong Zhen") was a nice mixture of gangster movie mixed with elements of drama and martial arts. There was a good abundance of everything throughout the movie. And the storyline was actually rather good, with an intersting story and good characters.

The movie does, however, have that archetypical late 1990s action movie from Hong Kong feel to it - in terms of action sequences and the sounds during the fight scenes. So for better or worse, keep that in mind when you watch the movie.

My rating of "Hero" is a six out of ten stars. It is an enjoyable movie, although it is not among the top of the line of Hong Kong cinema.