Enter the Fat Dragon

Enter the Fat Dragon is a martial arts comedy directed by Kenji Tanigaki & Aman Chang. The film follows Fallon Zhu (portrayed by Donnie Yen), a demoted Hong Kong cop sent to the records department after stopping a bank robbery that causes significant citywide destruction. The demoting, and breakup with his fiance Chloe (portrayed by Niki Chow) causes Fallon significant weight gain. However, Fallon is later tasked with transferring a criminal suspect to Japan. Yet, when the suspect dies, and Fallon believes foul play is involved with Yokuza boss Shimakura (portrayed by Joey Tee), Fallon fights for justice - and to win back Chloe.

I really enjoyed this film despite some shortcomings. The action scenes are a little over the top but they usually always are in these martial arts comedies. I really liked Fallon's character along with Thor (portrayed by Wong Jing), who is a former inspector in the Hong Kong Police Department that helps Fallon in Japan. I also liked Shimakura as he wasn't the super weak villian but offered a good fighting scene himself.

The issue with the film is the plot was a bit weak. I think the ties between the Yakuza and Japanese police could've been better developed. Also, the Chloe/Fallon love story made almost a separate film that I feel like could've been left out (although I understand its relevance for the end of the film).

Overall, this is an enjoyable martial arts comedy that isn't going to win any awards but is worth the watch - 6/10.

Donnie Yen fan favourite, is the only reason to watch this. First 30-40 minutes are a good mix of action and comedy. Then the plot gets a bit out of focus and several things do not make much sense. Fat Donnie is too good in action scenes and too young in make up, but still enjoyable. Other than that, the movie lacks in character and you will only remember the good fights.

Okay movie for fun watching, it really has a potential to be a classic like old Jackie Chan Hong Kong action comedy movie....but it does not.

The movie sets out to be a comedy due to the design of the first scene. But there is no comedy in all the fights. The fatness just be there for the sake of fatness...there is not a single scene of Yen fighting with his fatness as a comedy point or disadvantage, (for an example, after he jump from one roof to another, the director actually can make it more fun and he can break the roof and fall through or stuck in the hole for further comedy effect) but after he got fat he fights exactly as he used to as agile as it can be even flying, cmon man....The Bruce Lee reference is also there for no relation...so whats the point ?

EtFD is a descent action/ comedy and Donnie Yen is pretty funny, he is a good actor for comedy too. Some pretty good fighting, it reminds me of Kung Fu Hustle. Worth a watch if you like action comedies and Donnie Yen!

Well... basically 0 fat shaming. Donnie gaining weight gives nothing to the plot. Comedy movie that makes 0 jokes about him being fat. Not once he got tired because of the extra weight or jokes about him getting stuck or fighting with food. The fighting was pretty good. Without that it's a 3/10 movie. The only time anyone called him fat he took it like a champ and he was like: Im fat?!?! you are a toothpick! And the skinny guy almost died in shame...