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I'm only thirty minutes in, and just watched Ke Huy Quan beat down six security guards with a fanny pack full of rocks. This fight scene is better choreographed and presented than ANYTHING in the new Matrix film, while maintaining a comical edge that keeps the brutal concept fun. Quan sells it hard too. I had no idea he could move like that. I decided to give it a watch because Michelle Yeoh is awesome, but I didn't know I'd be getting a long overdue dose of Short Round. . . Lo Pan too. I don't care where this movie goes from here, the first thirty minutes have me convinced this is a 10/10. Perfect blend of cast and genius filmmaking. Highly enjoyable.

This movie was fun from start to finish, and was obviously a labor of love. It pays wonderful tribute to Italian horror films of the 70s and 80s. Although the method of animation is "low tech", there are some wonderfully composed shots. Fairly consistently too. I'd love to see what director Eric Power could do with a much larger budget.

The guy plays unhinged like he invented it, and he's the most amusing aspect of this movie. The premise feels mostly undercooked and gimmicky. There are some interesting ideas, but it all seems a few drafts short of an actual story. It's biggest crime is trying way to hard to be edgy without ever fully indulging. Nearly every death is off screen, and disgusting aftermaths are only hinted at. For the most part the film is presentable from an audiovisual standpoint, but the action scenes look like they were edited by a chimpanzee on cocaine, and the score sounds like Transformers having an orgy. There's really nothing to see here. . . outside of Nick Cage singing The Hokey Pokey while smashing a billiard table with a sledge hammer.