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It just played at TIFF - any reviews?


Just wondering if anyone saw it at the Toronto International Film Festival?

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I just saw this today... like the imdb reviews say, it's more about the story of the white guy than bruce lee. False advertising to call it a bruce lee biopic when majority of film revolves around his blonde student and his romance with a chinese girl. there's some nice comic scenes and dialogue, but if you're going primarily to see bruce lee's life and fights, you'll be disappointed. it's only towards the end that there's even an extended fight scene. That being said, the actor, Philip Ng, has Bruce's mannerisms down, and is a great fighter (but bruce's character is too cocky in this, not sure if he was really like this...). So I'm hoping he can play in a REAL biopic about his life, that's completely centred on him! Come on Hollywood, you make 3443957847 remakes of the same films over and over again but only one on bruce lee??! I don't count this one AT ALL, make a proper one already PLEASE!!!

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