Bruce Lee Superstar

When it comes to Bruce Lee biopics, BRUCE LEE, SUPERSTAR couldn't get any more generic if it tried. It's an everyday kung fu film masquerading as a story of Bruce Lee, inevitably considerably upping the amount of violent confrontation and everyday danger present in the short-lived actor's life. Bruce Li, my personal favourite actor of the Bruceploitation genre, is the actor who steps into the late star's shoes to bring him back to life.

BRUCE LEE, SUPERSTAR contains plentiful action scenes but the bad news is that they're all distinctively average. Not one of them stands out and it doesn't help that Li has no worthwhile opponents to fight against. The choreography is a little on the slow side which tests the patience at times and overall the result is a movie that feels unengaging and difficult to get interested in. Average-to-poor production values don't help much, although the contemporary settings are brought to life reasonably well. But the slap-bang-wallop nature of the fights makes them feel very episodic and there's no real storyline to enhance the many fights. This is the type of film you'll forget about mere hours after watching.

There were a couple things about this movie that were a bit misleading. First of all, it isn't "Bruce Lee." It's actually a lifelike facsimile of the true legend, named Bruce LE. I don't know why people always claim one is the other, when it is OBVIOUS he isn't. Just a quick money maker I guess. The other misleading bit of the movie was the fact that there wasn't a "legend" of any sort. It's awfully hard to develop a legend of yourself when you only learn enough kung fu to beat up the local bullies. I suppose the producers were trying to package the fame of the real Bruce Lee, but they didn't pull it off.

This movie is no different than any other stereotypical kung fu movie. Kid gets beaten up/ family or friend of kid dies from being beaten/ kid learns kung fu in order to get revenge/ kid beats up the antagonist or master behind the beatings/ The End. Very simple to make, very quick to make and very cheap to produce. The only thing that takes time in a movie like this, is the choreography. Acting is only minor, and dialogue can be as bad as they want it to be, because it's only going to be dubbed over anyways. Most of the time, these movies aren't going to be shown in China. They're shipped over to Britain or America (whoever paid to make the movie) where it's dubbed and then released direct to video.

The plot was expected, the acting was not necessary (it's a kung fu movie), the dubbing was acceptable, and the fighting was average, a bit on the slow side. I didn't get what I paid for, and that's the real Bruce Lee, however I kind of expected it, seeing as I only paid $2.50 for a "Bruce Lee" movie. Watch the movie if you want, it's only a bump in the road of movies. No real impact on my life, just another movie.

**Final Judgement** Stick to the real Bruce Lee

-Scott-